lava

(Engels)

🧽
lavar

to wash

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈla.vɐ/
Etymologie (Engels)

From Neapolitan lava (“a torrent of rain which washed the streets”). Likely in the sense of “landslide, torrent” from Latin labes (“fall”), compare labina (“avalanche, landslide”).

Sign in to write sticky notes