LAVA


Meaning of LAVA in English

■ noun hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.

Origin

C18: from Ital. (orig. denoting a stream caused by sudden rain), from ~re 'to wash', from L.

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