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pithouse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A primitive building partially dug into the ground and roofed over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

From pit + house.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: casa en rasa — primitive building
  • Catalan: casa excavada — primitive building
  • Czech: polozemnice — primitive building
  • Dutch: kuilhuis — primitive building
  • Finnish: kuoppatalo — primitive building
  • German: Grubenhaus — primitive building
  • Korean: 수혈주거 (suhyeoljugeo) — primitive building
  • Polish: ziemianka — primitive building
  • Spanish: casa en zanja — primitive building
  • Spanish: casa excavada — primitive building
  • Swedish: grophus — primitive building