hornito

English

Etymology

Diminutive from Spanish horno (“oven”), Latin furnus. See furnace.

Noun

hornito (plural hornitos or hornitoes)

1. (geology) A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
   • 1832, The travels and researches of Alexander von Humboldt:

     When Humboldt visited this place, the natives assured him that the heat of the hornitos had formerly been much greater. The thermometer rose to 203° when placed in the fissures exhaling aqueous vapour.

Anagrams

• ornitho-

Spanish

Noun

hornito m (plural hornitos)

1. diminutive of horno
2. hornito