cavernícola

== Catalan == === Etymology === From caverna +‎ -cola. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kə.βərˈni.ku.lə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.vərˈni.ko.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.veɾˈni.ko.la] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ka.βerˈni.ko.la] === Adjective === cavernícola m or f (masculine and feminine plural cavernícoles) cave-dwelling Synonym: troglodita (figurative) reactionary, backward Synonyms: reaccionari, retrògrad === Noun === cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícoles) cave dweller Synonyms: troglodita, home de les cavernes === Further reading === “cavernícola”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cavernícola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ikolɐ, (Portugal) -ikulɐ Hyphenation: ca‧ver‧ní‧co‧la === Noun === cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas) cave-dweller === Adjective === cavernícola m or f (plural cavernícolas) cave-dwelling === Further reading === “cavernícola”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cavernícola”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) (relational) caveman; cavemanlike (figurative, colloquial) reactionary Synonym: retrógrado === Noun === cavernícola m or f by sense (plural cavernícolas) caveman, cavewoman (informal, figuratively, derogatory) caveman; an old-fashioned person === Further reading === “cavernícola”, 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