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noun, masculine

caveau

/ka.vo/

noun, masculine/ka.vo/plural: caveaux

crypt, sepulchre; a small cellar used to store wines and liquors; a dark place, place without light; a subterranean club, café, cabaret; a dug-out or sod hut

Sous cette chapelle était le caveau de telle famille.Under this chapel is the crypt of the family.

From cave + -eau. From Old French caviau.

caveau — French Dictionary | Passage