cavajuolo

Neapolitan

Noun

cavajuolo m (feminine cavajola, masculine plural cavajuole, feminine plural cavajole)

  1. a troglodyte

Usage notes

  • A generally pejorative term used for people who live in dwellings cut into the tufa stone cliffs in Naples, Italy.
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