caveau

French

Etymology

From cave +‎ -eau. From Old French caviau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.vo/

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Noun

caveau m (plural caveaux)

1. crypt, sepulchre

   Sous cette chapelle était le caveau de telle famille. ― Under this chapel is the crypt of the family.

2. a small cellar used to store wines and liquors
3. (figuratively) a dark place, place without light
4. a subterranean club, café, cabaret
5. (Canada) a dug-out or sod hut

   Ils creusèrent un trou d’1 m.2 [sic] de profondeur et de 6 mètres de large, érigèrent des murs de rondins d’1 m.2 au-dessus du sol et utilisèrent des mottes de terre pour le toit. Ce concept fut connu sous le nom de caveau.http://www.abheritage.ca/francophone/fr/people/communities_legal.html

   They dug a hole of 1 meter by 2 to a depth of 6 meters, erected log walls 1 to 2 meters above the ground and used clods of earth for the roof. This concept was known under the name of a caveau.

Related terms

• carnichot

Further reading

• “caveau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• évacua

Italian

Etymology

From French caveau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈvo/^*
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

caveau m (invariable)

1. vault (secure, enclosed area used to store valuables)

Anagrams

• evacua, uvacea