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Meanings of grotto in English

Portuguese
furna
Catalan
gruta

A small cave (usually with attractive features)

        furna
        Usage of grotto in English
        1
        When they came farther in, in the grotto, they stopped and sniffed.
        The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
        2
        At the sound of his name the dog had entered the grotto.
        Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
        3
        The grotto, both outside and in, was full of the like inscriptions.
        Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volum...
        4
        The glade became narrower as they neared the entrance to the grotto.
        The Companions of Jehu
        5
        Bakall returned to his watch post overlooking the approach to the grotto.
        The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
        6
        The people upheld Soubirons, and the crowds at the grotto assembled again.
        Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
        7
        It's been a while since I've given a tour through the grotto.
        The Secret Crown (2010)
        8
        It was the grotto I'd seen in my vision during the circle.
        The Water Witch
        9
        This is just the formal process before she goes to the grotto.
        The Dawn of All
        10
        The ground over the grotto is covered with tangled shrubs and brambles.
        Recollections of the late William Beckford / of Fonthill, Wilts ...
        11
        The sacred grotto was resplendent with the lights from hundreds of candles.
        The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
        12
        The grotto was completely lost to sight beneath the onslaught of vegetation.
        Abbe Mouret's Transgression
        13
        But I declined the experiment, and contented myself with viewing the grotto.
        A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
        14
        Then, she led me deep into the woods, to a certain grotto.
        The Lair of Bones
        15
        That was Owen, who relayed instructions to begin excavating a public grotto.
        Dark Universe
        16
        Speaking thus, the goddess went into the grotto and Odysseus followed her.
        Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
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        gruta
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