Etymology

fumarole

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Today it means: An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity. Full definition →

Italian fumarola
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromfumarola
  2. English todayfumarole

Borrowed from Italian fumarola. Likely a doublet of femerell. By surface analysis, fume + -ar + -ola.

Words from the same roots

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