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volcano en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /vɔlˈke.no/ (Scotland)
  • /vɔlˈkɛjnəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ (General-American)
  • /vɔlˈkæɪ.nəʉ/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /vɔlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ (General-American)
  • /vɒlˈkɑː.nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
  • /vɒlˈkæɪ.nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /vɒlˈkeːnoː/ (Wales)

Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

Meanings

  1. A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
    • Iceland's volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.
  2. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
volcanos Number=Plur lexicographic
vulcano alternative, obsolete lexicographic
volcanoes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

volcanic · Volcanoville · volcanolike · volcanism · volcano bowl · volcanistic · paleovolcano · volcano rabbit · volcanization · volcano boarding · volcano plot · volcanello · hypervolcano · volcano potato · volcanite · volcano surfing · volcano cake · pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis · Volcano Islands · volcanist · volcanology · vog · volcanogenic

Descendants

pwalikno · volkano · bholcàno · volkeno · fal’keeno · volkeno

Hypernyms

mountain

Hyponyms

supervolcano · flaming volcano · active volcano · complex volcano · dormant volcano · onion volcano · ice volcano · mud volcano · subglacial volcano · table volcano · shield volcano · cryovolcano · stratovolcano

Relateds

vent · lava flow · lava · magma · crater

Translations (231)

kl innermik anitsisartoq (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pa ਅੱਗਪਹਾੜ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · scn vurcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · he הַר גַעַשׁ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fur vulcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · as আগ্নেয়গিৰি (mountain containing a magma chamber) · or ଜ୍ୱାଳାମୁଖୀ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nb vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mi puia (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nap vurcano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tg вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mr ज्वालामुखी (mountain containing a magma chamber) · co volcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gmw-cfr Vulkahn (mountain containing a magma chamber) · th ภูเขาไฟ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tyv вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · to lofia (mountain containing a magma chamber) · eo vulkano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ar بُرْكَان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · hu tűzhányó (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vi hoả diệm sơn (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sw volkeno (mountain containing a magma chamber) · udm вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · la mons ignifer (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pt vulcão (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fi tulivuori (mountain containing a magma chamber) · io volkano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · hy հրաբուխ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · eu sumendi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · wuu 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sn chikwatamabwe (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nl vuurberg (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ady къэбэкъао (mountain containing a magma chamber) · csb wùlkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · hu vulkán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sl ognjenik (mountain containing a magma chamber) · chr ᎠᏥᎸ ᎣᏓᎸ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ga bolcán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pl wulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ln ngómbá-mɔ̌tɔ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bo མེ་རི (mountain containing a magma chamber) · id gunung api (mountain containing a magma chamber) · la mons ignivomus (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pms vulcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · el ηφαίστειο (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ht vòlkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bg вулка́н (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mg afotroa (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lkt ȟeíle (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cdo 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fa-ira آتِشفِشان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · be вулка́н (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sl vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · is eldstöð (mountain containing a magma chamber) · jv redi latu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kk жанартау (mountain containing a magma chamber) · km ភ្នំភ្លើង (mountain containing a magma chamber) · msn vōr (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tg оташфишон (mountain containing a magma chamber) · az yanardağ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · uk вулка́н (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vec volcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nl vulkaan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · duo bulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cs sopka (mountain containing a magma chamber) · dng хуәсан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ty mouʻa auahi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ur جوالا مُکھی (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sms tolltuõddâr (mountain containing a magma chamber) · id gunung berapi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · so folkaano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mi ahi tipua (mountain containing a magma chamber) · rap rano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · haw lua pele (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cr ᐊᐧᒋᑳᐸᐦᑭᑌᐠ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cy folcano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · rm vulcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ca volcà (mountain containing a magma chamber) · zdj dzaha (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lij vurcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kn ಉರಿಬೆಟ್ಟ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kw menydh tan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lb Vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ne ज्वालामुखी (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lt ugnikalnis (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nan-hbl 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · la mons vulcanius (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mn галт уул (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ms gunung berapi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kn ಅಗ್ನಿಪರ್ವತ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ar جَبَلُ النَّار (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fo gosfjall (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ka ვულკანი (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kw loskvenydh (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gur vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ja 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ceb bolkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · new गुँजला (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gv slieau loshtee (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ml അഗ്നിപർവ്വതം (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kum вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kmr volkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ko 화산 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · rw ikirunga class 7/8 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nv bighą́ąʼdi kǫʼ dah hadinaad (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gur bug-zoore (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bdr belud ngapi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ru вулка́н (mountain containing a magma chamber) · uli fal’keeno (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lv vulkāns (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ur بُرْکان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tcy ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gv volcaan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mwl bulcon (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fy fulkaan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sq vullkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · crh yanardağ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bi volkeno (mountain containing a magma chamber) · et vulkaan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · de Feuerberg (mountain containing a magma chamber) · co vulcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nah tletepētl (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sh ву̀лка̄н (mountain containing a magma chamber) · scn vulcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · hak 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cs vulkán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lo ພູເຂົາໄຟ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gd beinn-theine (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cy llosgfynydd (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tyv оттуг даг (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ckb گڕکان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ain ウフイ・ヌプリ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · yi וווּלקאַן (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ky вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ky жанар тоо (mountain containing a magma chamber) · it vulcano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tr yanardağ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · xmf ვულკანი (mountain containing a magma chamber) · my မီးတောင် (mountain containing a magma chamber) · svs biti (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tg кӯҳи оташфишон (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mnp 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kbd къэбэкъауэ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · uz vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · oc volcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nrf montangne dé feu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ro vulcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mg volokano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · egl vulcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tpi maunten paia (mountain containing a magma chamber) · aii ܒܘܼܠܩܵܢܵܐ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · la mons Vulcanius (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sh vùlkān (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sah вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ln epelelo (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tk wulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gur bugzoore (mountain containing a magma chamber) · da vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bn আগ্নেয়গিরি (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cmn 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · is eldfjall (mountain containing a magma chamber) · an bolcán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · am እሳተ ጎመራ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · de feuerspeiender Berg (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sk vulkán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sw volkano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mel gunuong papui (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sv vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nrf montangne brûlante (mountain containing a magma chamber) · cv вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ps اورشيندی (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ps آتشفشان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gl volcán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vo volkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vi núi lửa (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ta எரிமலை (mountain containing a magma chamber) · he ווּלְקָן (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pap volkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sa अग्निपर्वत (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kum янагъан тав (mountain containing a magma chamber) · se vulkána (mountain containing a magma chamber) · te అగ్నిపర్వతము (mountain containing a magma chamber) · kn ಜ್ವಾಲಾಮುಖಿ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gd bholcàno (mountain containing a magma chamber) · alt вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · hi ज्वालामुखी (mountain containing a magma chamber) · qu ariq (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tr volkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sm mauga mū (mountain containing a magma chamber) · et tulemägi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · es volcán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vi hoả diễm sơn (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sk sopka (mountain containing a magma chamber) · afb بُرْكان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · acw بُرْكان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ug يانار تاغ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · nds Vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · udm тылгурезь (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mk вулкан (mountain containing a magma chamber) · pa ਜੁਆਲਾਮੁਖੀ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · de Vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · mt vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · se dollavárri (mountain containing a magma chamber) · uz vulqon (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vro tulõmägi (mountain containing a magma chamber) · si ගිනි කඳු (mountain containing a magma chamber) · bcl bulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · as জ্বালামুখী (mountain containing a magma chamber) · af vulkaan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · te జ్వాలాముఖి (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sw zaha (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ote fu̱nit’o̱ho̱ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ast volcán (mountain containing a magma chamber) · zu intabamlilo (mountain containing a magma chamber) · vo filabel (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tl bulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · yue 火山 (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sc vulcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber) · jv gunung geni (mountain containing a magma chamber) · br menez-tan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ia vulcano (mountain containing a magma chamber) · gu જ્વાલામુખી (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ug ۋولقان (mountain containing a magma chamber) · ur آتِش فِشاں (mountain containing a magma chamber) · tg вулқон (mountain containing a magma chamber) · az vulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · fr volcan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · war bulkan (mountain containing a magma chamber) · haw pele (mountain containing a magma chamber) · lo ພູໄຟ (mountain containing a magma chamber) · sc burcanu (mountain containing a magma chamber)

volcano en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /vɒlˈkeɪ.nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /vɔlˈke.no/ (Scotland)
  • /vɔlˈkɛjnəw/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ (General-American)
  • /vɔlˈkæɪ.nəʉ/ (Australia)
  • (US) audio
  • /vɔlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ (General-American)
  • /vɒlˈkɑː.nəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
  • /vɒlˈkæɪ.nɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /vɒlˈkeːnoː/ (Wales)

Etymology

From Italian vulcano, from Vulcano (“a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea”), from Latin Vulcānus (“Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking”). Doublet of bolcane and Vulcan.

Meanings

  1. to erupt; to burst forth
    • Startled, you look up at the horizon just in time to see a gigantic plume of ash and dust volcanoing up into the sky and spreading out to form a gigantic cloud that will persist for days, weeks, perhaps years. 2012, George Pratt, Peter Lambrou, John David Mann, Code to Joy: The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness:
    • She shrank back, the words volcanoed, words that stabbed again, and yet again 1951, Phyllis Hambledon, Nobody's Child:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
volcanoing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volcanoed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
volcanoed Tense=Past lexicographic
volcanos Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
volcanoes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
vulcano alternative, obsolete lexicographic