grotto Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small cave (usually with attractive features)
    grot.

WordNet

Grot"to noun
Etymology
Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL. grupta, fr. L. crypta a con cealed subterranran passage vault, cavern, Gr. , fr. concealed, fr. to conceal. Cf. Grot, Crypt.
Wordforms
plural Grottoes
Definitions
  1. A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

Webster 1913