Solfatara Definition

sōlfə-tärə
noun
A volcanic vent or fissure giving off only vapors, esp. sulfurous gases.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Solfatara

Noun

Singular:
solfatara
Plural:
solfataras

Origin of Solfatara

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian from solfo sulfur from Latin sulfur

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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