troglodítico

See also: trogloditico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellers”) from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾoɡloˈditiko/ [t̪ɾo.ɣ̞loˈð̞i.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -itiko
• Syllabification: tro‧glo‧dí‧ti‧co

Adjective

troglodítico (feminine troglodítica, masculine plural troglodíticos, feminine plural troglodíticas)

1. cave

Further reading

• “troglodítico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28