espelunca

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin spēlunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx), from earlier σπέος (spéos). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ũkɐ Hyphenation: es‧pe‧lun‧ca === Noun === espelunca f (plural espeluncas) cave, cavern or grotto (derogatory) poorly lit, dirty and messy place (derogatory) dive bar (disreputable or unglamorous bar) (derogatory) generally illegal gambling house === Further reading === “espelunca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “espelunca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “espelunca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “espelunca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin spēlunca. === Noun === espelunca f (plural espeluncas) cave === Further reading === “espelunca”, 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