tafone

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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