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caveman in Spanish

caveman in Spanish is cavernícola, hombre de las cavernas, troglodita — caveman means a prehistoric human popularly imagined as living in caves.

caveman in Spanish

cavernícola
noun
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
hombre de las cavernas
noun
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
troglodita
noun
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
cavernario
noun
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
hombre prehistórico
noun
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
hombre de las cavernas
noun
(informal, figuratively, pejorative) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.

What does "caveman" mean?

  1. noun A prehistoric human popularly imagined as living in caves.
    "The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth."
  2. noun Informally, someone seen as crude, old-fashioned, or unrefined in their attitudes.
    "He still has caveman views about who should do the housework."
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caveman in a sentence

  • The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.
  • CAVEMAN DIET The creators of this nutrition plan believe that cavemen and cavewomen were lean and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.
  • He still has caveman views about who should do the housework.

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What is "caveman" in Spanish?
"caveman" in Spanish is cavernícola, hombre de las cavernas, troglodita. caveman means: A prehistoric human popularly imagined as living in caves.
Are there other ways to say "caveman" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 5 translations listed for "caveman": cavernícola, hombre de las cavernas, troglodita, cavernario, hombre prehistórico.
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