pit / cellar / quarry
nounfeminine/ˈkavɐ/medium
ca·va
Definition
A cavity or depression in the ground, natural or artificial; excavation; place where stone, ore, etc., is extracted; cellar for storing wine.
The miners worked in the coal pit.
The wine ages in the estate's cellar.
Common collocations
wine cellarunderground pitstone quarryabandoned pit
Etymology
Do latim 'cava' (feminino de 'cavus', 'oco').