🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

scavo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: scavo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Excavation/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lo scavo archeologico ha portato alla luce importanti reperti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    The action of excavating something, especially an archaeological site.

    "The archaeological excavation revealed ancient Roman ruins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from Latin excavat- 'hollowed out', from the verb excavare, from ex- 'out' + cavare 'to make hollow' (from cavus 'hollow').

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