spelunk
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English
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.
Noun
[edit]spelunk (plural spelunks)
Translations
[edit]cave, cavern, grotto — see cave
Etymology 2
[edit]U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.
Verb
[edit]spelunk (third-person singular simple present spelunks, present participle spelunking, simple past and past participle spelunked)
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to explore caves
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