solfatara
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of solfatara
1770–80; < Italian (Neapolitan) solfatara, derivative of solfo < Latin sulfur; see sulfur
Example Sentences
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It was as weak as water, and tasted like the solfatara of Tivoli, but it came from his own vineyard in Germany, and was at least fifty years old.
From A Roman Singer by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
From the elevation of the solfatara, a rather large fresh-water lake, surrounded by wooded mountains, is seen through a gap, exactly south, which is named Jaruanan.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
—Montserrat, a solfatara; fine porphyritic lavas with large crystals of feldspar and hornblende near Galloway, according to Mr. Nugent.—Nevis, a solfatara.—St.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
From the inquiries I made, however, I apprehend that it is a kind of solfatara.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
The solfatara of Danan is situated exactly south of that below, at the end of the ravine of the Kasiboi.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig
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