etna

See also: Etna

English

Etymology

After Mount Etna in Sicily.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtnə/
• Homophones: Aetna, Etna

Noun

etna (plural etnas)

1. (archaic) A kind of small, portable cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp.
   • 1877, James Baker, Turkey in Europe:

     There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup of coffee in a hurry.

References

• “etna”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Ante, Aten, Etan, Nate, Tean, Tena, anet, ante, ante-, neat, neta, ta'en

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Adjective

etna (accusative singular etnan, plural etnaj, accusative plural etnajn)

1. ethnic