lava

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see also: Lava

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Pronunciation

• (America, British) enPR: läʹvə, IPA: /ˈlɑːvə/
• (CA) IPA: /ˈlɑːvə/, /ˈlævə/

Noun

lava

1. The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
2. (informal, proscribed) Magma.
3. A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.

    

Related terms

• lava lamp
• lava millstone
• lava ware

Translations

• French: lave
• German: Lava
• Italian: lava
• Portuguese: lava
• Russian: ла́ва
• Spanish: lava

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Lava

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Proper noun

1. (Hinduism) One of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.

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