lava

Meaning

Synonyms

fuoco vulcanico

Translations

λάβα

حمم

püskürtü

حُمَم بُرْكَانِيَّة

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
là‧va
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈla.va/
Etymology

Probably from Latin lavāre (“to wash”), from Proto-Indo-European *leue- (“to wash”). Alternatively from Latin labes (“a fall”), from Latin labi (“to fall, slip”).

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