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cafurna

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Galician

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Etymology

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Perhaps from Latin cava (cave) *furnea (oven-like). Cognate with Portuguese cafurna and Occitan cafourno.[1] Compare also Latin caverna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cafurna f (plural cafurnas)

  1. cave
    Synonyms: furna, gruta
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “furnia”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos