tafone

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noun

A small cave-like feature found in granular rock such as sandstone.

OriginAncient Greek τάφος ← Sicilian taffoni →
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Meanings

nountafone (plural tafoni)

plural tafoni

  1. geographyA small cave-like feature found in granular rock such as sandstone.

Origin

  1. Siciliantaffoni“holes”
  2. Ancient Greekτάφος“tomb”
  3. Englishtafone

Perhaps from Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “tomb”), or perhaps from the Corsican or Sicilian taffoni (“holes”), or tafonare (“to perforate”).

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APA

tafone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafone

MLA

“tafone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tafone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tafone.

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