lava en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɑvə/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈlɐːvə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈlævə/ (Canada)
- läʹvə (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, US)
- /ˈlɑvə/ (Canada)
- /ˈlavə/ (Scotland)
- /ˈlɑːvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Italian, from Neapolitan and Sicilian lava (“lava; downpour overflowing the streets”), likely from Latin lābēs (“a fall; a collapse; subsidence”); compare lābīna (“landslide”). A supposed relation with lavare (“to wash”) is now widely discredited, nor is there probably any relation with Arabic لابة (lāba, “black volcanic rock”). Alternatively, the Romance words are connected with Provençal lavo, lauvo (“flat stone”), from a Vulgar Latin source borrowed from a Celtic language such as Gaulish *lawā, but ultimately of obscure origin; see Proto-Celtic *līwos for details.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
Marine iguanas line the shores of the islands, and are usually seen sprawled over lava rocks near the sea.
1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 44:
- (countable) A body of lava.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) Solidified lava.
I leant forward to see him better, and a piece of lava, detached by my hand, went pattering down the slope.
1896, H.G. Wells, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Stone & Kimball, page 48:
- (countable, informal, proscribed, uncountable) Magma.
- (countable, uncountable) A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.
- (colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Hot water.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lavas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lava tube · lava tree mold · lava flow · lava lamp · laze · lava cake · lava cast · lava field · lavaless · lava dome · lava lake · lavacast · lava tree · lava bomb · lavacicle · lava-like · hot lava · lava millstone · lavascape · lavalike · lava ware · lavafall · lava bread · the floor is lava · lavaform · fat lava · lavic · lava tree cast · lavaproof · molten lava cake · lava cone · lava sledding · lava bear · lavatic
Hyponyms
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Translations (100)
is hraun (molten rock) · hu láva (molten rock) · nn lava (molten rock) · be ла́ва (molten rock) · mk лава (molten rock) · lo ຫີນລາວາ (molten rock) · tg гудоза (molten rock) · ms lava (molten rock) · hi लावा (molten rock) · ky лава (molten rock) · pt lava (molten rock) · mn ᠯᠠᠸᠠ (molten rock) · tl laba (molten rock) · sh ла́ва (molten rock) · ta எரி கற்குழம்பு (molten rock) · fi laava (molten rock) · pa ਲਾਵਾ (molten rock) · fo grótbræðing (molten rock) · id lahar (molten rock) · grc ῥύαξ (molten rock) · ru ла́ва (molten rock) · lt lava (molten rock) · ja 溶岩 (molten rock) · it lava (molten rock) · nl lava (molten rock) · tet lava (molten rock) · lb Lava (molten rock) · mn лаав (molten rock) · sk láva (molten rock) · fa گدازه (molten rock) · nb lava (molten rock) · uz lava (molten rock) · vi dung nham (molten rock) · lv lava (molten rock) · nv tsézhin (molten rock) · mn лав (molten rock) · cs láva (molten rock) · scn lava (molten rock) · da lava (molten rock) · io lavao (molten rock) · tg тафта (molten rock) · tk lawa (molten rock) · bg ла́ва (molten rock) · nds Lava (molten rock) · sh láva (molten rock) · vo lavat (molten rock) · ro lavă (molten rock) · my ချော် (molten rock) · to lava (molten rock) · ca lava (molten rock) · mn хайлмал (molten rock) · eu laba (molten rock) · la lava (molten rock) · el λάβα (molten rock) · he לַבָּה (molten rock) · mn хайлмал чулуу (molten rock) · sw zaha (molten rock) · mn ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠯᠤᠮᠠᠯ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ (molten rock) · ta எரிமலைக்குழம்பு (molten rock) · sm lava (molten rock) · sv lava (molten rock) · nap lava (molten rock) · mn ᠯᠠᠪᠠ (molten rock) · gl lava (molten rock) · ar حُمَم بُرْكَانِيَّة (molten rock) · km កំអែភ្នំភ្លើង (molten rock) · sl lava (molten rock) · fur lave (molten rock) · kk лава (molten rock) · de Lava (molten rock) · nv chézhin (molten rock) · id lava (molten rock) · th หินหลอมเหลว (molten rock) · haw ʻaʻā (molten rock) · ka ლავა (molten rock) · ta நெருப்பு குழம்பு (molten rock) · eo lafo (molten rock) · bn লাভা (molten rock) · ko 용암 (molten rock) · uk ла́ва (molten rock) · cy lafa (molten rock) · la rhyax (molten rock) · et laava (molten rock) · mi tahepuia (molten rock) · fr lave (molten rock) · hy լավա (molten rock) · mi rangitoto (molten rock) · bo རྡོ་ཞུན (molten rock) · es lava (molten rock) · pl lawa (molten rock) · mn ᠬᠠᠶᠢᠯᠤᠮᠠᠯ (molten rock) · te లావా (molten rock) · sq lavë (molten rock) · cmn 熔岩 (molten rock) · az lava (molten rock) · tr lav (molten rock) · ar لَابَة (molten rock) · ur لاوا (molten rock) · ga laibhe (molten rock) · sw lava (molten rock)