cueva

From Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus).

cueva f (plural cueves)

1. cave

• “cueva”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cueva”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Inherited from Spanish cueva.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweba/, [ˈkwe.ba]
• Hyphenation: cue‧va

cueva

1. cave

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cova, from covus, alternative form of Latin cavus (or from a variant of Late Latin cava, from cavum, cavus), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (“cavity”). Compare Portuguese cova. Not related to English cove, despite the similarity in meaning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweba/ [ˈkwe.β̞a]

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• Rhymes: -eba
• Syllabification: cue‧va

cueva f (plural cuevas)

1. cave

   Synonym: caverna

2. basement, cellar

   Synonym: sótano

3. (Argentina, euphemistic) black-market bureau de change; a place to exchange pesos for dólares blue

• Chavacano: cueva
• → Central Bikol: kuweba
• → Cebuano: kuweba
• → Ilocano: kueba
• → Tagalog: kuweba
• → Waray-Waray: kuweba

• “cueva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025