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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvulcão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vuwˈkɐ̃w
"O vulcão está inativo há mais de cem anos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
"The active volcano began to spew ash and smoke high into the atmosphere." - 2
A mountain or hill formed by the accumulation of erupted material.
"Hikers reached the summit of the dormant volcano after a grueling three-hour climb."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian volcano, originating from Latin Vulcanus, the name of the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking. The term evolved during the Renaissance to describe geological formations characterized by openings in the Earth's crust through which lava and gases erupt.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Volcan" is said worldwide
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volcan
Transliteration: vɔl.kɑ̃
"Le volcan est entré en éruption la nuit dernière."
Vulkan
Transliteration: vʊlˈkaːn
"Der Vulkan spuckt glühende Lava aus."
vulcano
Transliteration: vulˈkaːno
"Il vulcano è monitorato costantemente dai geologi."
volcán
Transliteration: bolˈkan
"El volcán expulsó una gran cantidad de ceniza."
vulcão
Transliteration: vuwˈkɐ̃w
"O vulcão está inativo há mais de cem anos."
ज्वालामुखी
Transliteration: jvaalaamukhee
"वह ज्वालामुखी पिछले साल फट गया था।"
火山
Transliteration: huǒ shān
"这座火山已经沉睡了数百年。"
화산
Transliteration: hwasan
"백두산은 활화산으로 분류되는 거대한 화산입니다."
火山
Transliteration: kazan
"その火山は観光地としても人気があります。"
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