tombnounfeminine/tũ.bɐ/hightum·baPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead; a grave.Archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb.The family tomb is in the local cemetery.syngravesepulchrecryptCommon collocationsancient tombroyal tombstone tombfamily tombEtymologyDo latim 'tumba'.Related wordstumulartumulotumularioenterrarsepultura