Etymology

pahoehoe

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Today it means: A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa. Full definition →

Hawaiian pāhoehoe
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed frompāhoehoe
  2. Hawaiian · borrowed frompāhoehoe
  3. English todaypahoehoe

Borrowed from Hawaiian pāhoehoe.

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