Grotto
[grot-oh] /ˈgrɒt oʊ/
noun, plural grottoes, grottos.
1.
a cave or cavern.
2.
an artificial cavernlike recess or structure.
/ˈɡrɒtəʊ/
noun (pl) -toes, -tos
1.
a small cave, esp one with attractive features
2.
a construction in the form of a cave, esp as in landscaped gardens during the 18th century
n.
1610s, from Italian grotta, ultimately from Latin crypta “vault, cavern,” from Greek krypte “hidden place” (see crypt). Terminal -o may be from its being spelled that way in many translations of Dante’s “Divine Comedy.”
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