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· Latin
lābēs
3 English words descend from Latin
lābēs
, most common first.
avalanche
A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
lava
The molten rock ejected by a volcano from a vent such as a crater or fissure; magma that has breached the surface of the earth.
lauwine
An avalanche.