■ noun ( plural ~es or ~s ) a mountain or hill having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
Origin
C17: from Ital., from L. Volcanus 'Vulcan', the Roman god of fire.
VOLCANO
Meaning of VOLCANO in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004