pozzolana
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian pozz(u)olana, earth of Pozzuoli, a town near Naples, itself from Latin Puteoli, ultimately from the verb puteō (“stink”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɒts(w)əˈlɑːnə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɑts(w)əˈlɑnə/
Noun
editpozzolana (countable and uncountable, plural pozzolanas)
- A type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water. [from 17th c.]
- 1962, WH Auden, Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 450:
- Finally the street is strewn with pozzolana to prevent the horses from slipping on the smooth paving.
Related terms
editTranslations
edittype of volcanic ash
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References
edit- The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th ed, p.1122.
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Pozzuoli + -ana, calquing Latin pulvis Puteolānus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpozzolana f (plural pozzolane)
Descendants
edit- → English: pozzolana, pozzuolana, puzzolana, puzzolano
- → Esperanto: pucolano
- → Finnish: potsolaani
- → Portuguese: pozolana
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