cave canem
[ kah-we -kah-nem; English key-vee -key-nuhm, kah-vey ]
/ ˈkɑ wɛ ˈkɑ nɛm; English ˈkeɪ vi ˈkeɪ nəm, ˈkɑ veɪ /
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Latin.
beware of the dog.
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Words nearby cave canem
cave art, caveat, caveat emptor, caveator, cave bear, cave canem, cave cricket, cave dweller, cavefish, cave-in, cavel
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