lava
Meaning
🧽
lavar
to wash
Synonyms
Lava
lava
lave
lava
lava
lava
lav
λάβα
lava
حُمَم بُرْكَانِيَّةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈla.vɐ/
Etymology
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”).
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