volcano

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
2. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

Verb

to erupt; to burst forth

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/vɒl.ˈkeɪ.nəʊ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Italian vulcano, from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.