caverna

/kaˈbeɾna/ · B2 · noun · f

cavern

🕳️⛰️ caverna = cave + a, nearly the same word with an extra -rna ending

Caverna comes from Latin caverna, from cavus meaning hollow. English cavern, cave and Spanish cavidad all share that root. Spot the cav- at the start and link it to hollow space underground.

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