cavernícola
See also: cavernicola
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kə.βərˈni.ku.lə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.vərˈni.ko.lə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.veɾˈni.ko.la]
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícoles)
- cave-dwelling
- Synonym: troglodita
- (figurative) reactionary, backward
- Synonyms: reaccionari, retrògrad
Noun
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícoles)
- cave dweller
- Synonyms: troglodita, home de les cavernes
Further reading
- “cavernícola”, 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
- “cavernícola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.veʁˈni.ko.lɐ/ [ka.veɦˈni.ko.lɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.veɾˈni.ko.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.veʁˈni.ko.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.veɻˈni.ko.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.vɨɾˈni.ku.lɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨɾˈni.ku.lɐ/ [kɐ.βɨɾˈni.ku.lɐ]
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ikolɐ, (Portugal) -ikulɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧ní‧co‧la
Noun
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dweller
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas)
- cave-dwelling
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabeɾˈnikola/ [ka.β̞eɾˈni.ko.la]
- Rhymes: -ikola
- Syllabification: ca‧ver‧ní‧co‧la
Adjective
cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícolas)
- (relational) caveman; cavemanlike
- (figurative, colloquial) reactionary
- Synonym: retrógrado
Noun
cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)
- caveman, cavewoman
- (informal, figuratively, derogatory) caveman; an old-fashioned person
Further reading
- “cavernícola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024