engrueba

Asturian

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “dugout, hole, cave”), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“cavity, pit”), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną (“to dig”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, bury”).Cognates include Galician groba and English groove

Pronunciation

Noun

engrueba f (plural engruebes)

  1. ravine, defile
    Synonyms: cabuerca, carcavón, fuécanu, fuérfagu, pilancu
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