English → Latin
“hovel” in Latin
tuguriuma hut, cottage, shack; any primitive dwellingtŭgŭrĭŏluma little hutcasahut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm; dwelling, residence, housecasulahut, small cottage; rural property, small farm; vestmentgurgustiumhut, hovel; a hole-in-the-wall, dark and obscure placePetrōniusof or pertaining to the gens Petronia
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hovel
tugurium or (Apul.) tuguriolum (poor cottage, covered with straw, etc.; any hut to protect against wind and weather): casa, diminutive, casula (Petronius, Plin., Juv.; cottage): casa repentina (as hastily run up to protect from the rain, etc.): gurgustium (small and wretched dwelling, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hovel?
- The usual Latin words for “hovel” are tugurium, tŭgŭrĭŏlum, casa; also casula, gurgustium, Petrōnius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.