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pahoehoe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pəˈhəʊihəʊi/ (UK)
• /pɑːˈhoʊ.eɪ.hoʊ.eɪ/ (US)
• /pəˈhoʊ.i.hoʊ.i/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian pāhoehoe.

Meanings

1. A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.
   • We [...] saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers. 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII:
   • The twisty, ropy kind that personifies flow – all congealed motion – is called pahoehoe. 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 44:

Forms

Relateds

aa

Translations (7)

pt lava encordoada (form of lava flow) · nl gladde lava (form of lava flow) · is helluhraun (form of lava flow) · de Fladenlava (form of lava flow) · pt pahoehoe (form of lava flow) · de Pahoehoe-Lava (form of lava flow) · ja パホイホイ溶岩 (form of lava flow)