spelonk
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch spelonke, from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), from Ancient Greek σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).
Pronunciation
Noun
spelonk f (plural spelonken, diminutive spelonkje n or spelonksken n)
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
spelonk
- Alternative form of spelunke
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