gruta

See also: grūta and grūtā

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian and Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈɡɾu.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɡɾu.ta]

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Noun

gruta f (plural grutes)

1. grotto, cave

Further reading

• “gruta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Verb

gruta

1. third-person singular past historic of gruter

Galician

Alternative forms

• grota

Etymology

Attested in 1401 as a place name ("rua da Grota"). Perhaps borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾuta̝/

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto, cave
2. hole or landslide caused by a flood

Related terms

• groto

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “gruta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “grota”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gruta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gruta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• grota

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian and Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -utɐ
• Hyphenation: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto (small cave)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna

Related terms

• cripta
• grotesco

Further reading

• “gruta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “gruta”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “gruta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “gruta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾuta/ [ˈɡɾu.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto, (small) cave

Derived terms

• Las Grutas

Related terms

• cripta

Further reading

• “gruta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025