cavernícola

See also: cavernicola

Catalan

Etymology

From caverna +‎ -cola.

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)

1. cave-dwelling

   Synonym: troglodita

2. (figurative) reactionary, backward

   Synonyms: reaccionari, retrògrad

Noun

cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícoles)

1. cave dweller

   Synonyms: troglodita, home de les cavernes

Further reading

• “cavernícola” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cavernícola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.veʁˈni.ko.lɐ/ [ka.veɦˈni.ko.lɐ]

• (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/

• (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)

1. cave-dweller

Adjective

cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas)

1. cave-dwelling

Spanish

Etymology

From caverna +‎ -cola.

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)

1. (relational) caveman; cavemanlike
2. (figurative, colloquial) reactionary

   Synonym: retrógrado

Noun

cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas)

1. caveman, cavewoman
2. (informal, figuratively, derogatory) caveman; an old-fashioned person

Further reading

• “cavernícola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28