pozzolana

English

Alternative forms

• pozzuolana, puzzolana, puzzolano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pozz(u)olana, earth of Pozzuoli, a town near Naples, itself from Latin Puteoli, ultimately from the verb puteō (“stink”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒts(w)əˈlɑːnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑts(w)əˈlɑnə/

Noun

pozzolana (countable and uncountable, plural pozzolanas)

1. 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

• pozzolan
• pozzolanic

Translations

type of volcanic ash

• Esperanto: pucolano
• Finnish: potsolaani
• Italian: pozzolana f

References

• The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th ed, p.1122.

Italian

Alternative forms

• pozzuolana

Etymology

From Pozzuoli +‎ -ana, calquing Latin pulvis Puteolānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pot.t͡soˈla.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: poz‧zo‧là‧na

Noun

pozzolana f (plural pozzolane)

1. (geology) pozzolana
2. pozzolan

Descendants

• → English: pozzolana, pozzuolana, puzzolana, puzzolano
• → Esperanto: pucolano
• → Finnish: potsolaani
• → Portuguese: pozolana