caveau

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French

Etymology

From cave +‎ -eau

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.
  1. (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 as a caveau.

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French caveau.

Pronunciation

Noun

caveau m (uncountable)

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

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