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solfatara

See also: Solfatara and solfatară

English

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a solfatara in New Zealand

Etymology

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From Solfatara, the name of a volcano near Naples, from Italian solfo (“sulphur”).

Noun

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solfatara (plural solfataras or solfatare)

  1. An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. [from 18th c.]
    • 1778, Johann Reinhold Forster, Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World, on Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethic Philosophy, page 25:
      Under these solfataras, (which, at each eruption from the volcano, emitted greater quantities of hot steams) are several hot wells, close to the high-water mark, which, however, seem not to be in the least sulphureous.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 24:
      Holmes calls these active vents solfataras, so evidently we are at the type locality for this kind of thing.
    • 2000, Tony Waltham, “Geyser watching”, in Geology Today, volume 16, number 3, page 97:
      Vents that produce steam alone are fumaroles, or solfataras if laden with sulphur; impressive, but rarely exciting, they are more common on drier volcanoes than in hydrothermal basins.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin solfatara.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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solfatara f (plural solfatares)

  1. (volcanology) solfatara

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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solfatara f (plural solfatare)

  1. Alternative form of zolfatara

Derived terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian solfatara

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /solfaˈtaɾa/ [sol.faˈt̪a.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -aɾa
  • Syllabification: sol‧fa‧ta‧ra

Noun

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solfatara f (plural solfataras)

  1. solfatara

Further reading

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