What does «madriguera» mean in Spanish?
- A den or cave in which certain animals find temporary shelter or inhabit. Burrows in the animal world can be dug or elaborated in earth, mud, sand, wood or even rock. Many have more than one entrance-exit hole to facilitate escape.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la madriguera de la liebre".
"Las madrigueras proporcionan al animal protección de los depredadores".
- Meeting place or refuge, especially for people of bad life; hideout, hiding place.
Examples of use in Spanish: "incendiaron la madriguera de los ladrones".
"la policía logró descubrir la madriguera de la banda".
"aquella es una madriguera de bandoleros".
"es una madriguera de terroristas".
- A place where someone feels calm, at ease and takes refuge; shelter.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el sótano era la madriguera del escritor".
- (Madriguera) Small town in Segovia, Spain.
- (Madrigueras) Municipality located in the north of the province of Albacete, Spain.