spelunk
pronunciation
How to pronounce spelunk in British English:
UK [spɪ'lʌŋk]
How to pronounce spelunk in American English:
US [spɪ'lʌŋk]
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- Verb:
- explore natural caves
Word Origin
- spelunk (n.)
- "a cave, cavern, a vault," c. 1300, from Old French spelonque (13c.) or directly from Latin spelunca "a cave, cavern, grotto," from Greek spelynx (accusative spelynga, genitive spelyngos) "a cave, cavern," from spelos "a cave." An adjective, speluncar "of a cave" is recorded from 1855.