Meanings
moya1
plural moyas
- countableobsoleteuncountablegeographyFlowing mud associated with a volcanic eruption (especially in South America), formed when snow or a lake near a volcano is disrupted, or when rain or steam mixes with soil or ash during an eruption.First known use 1800s–1930s
These are the principal tufas indicative of the boiling tufaceous mud, or moya, which once filled, even to an overflow, the valley of Rieden.
1832, Samuel Hibbert, History of the Extinct Volcanos of the Basin of Neuwied, on the Lower Rhine, page 40Synonyms: mud lava, volcanic mud, tufaceous mud
moya2
- alternativeAlternative form of moryah
Moya3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFlowing mud associated with a volcanic eruption (especially in South America), formed when snow or a lake near a volcano is disrupted, or when rain or steam mixes with soil or ash during an eruption.
Origin
moya · noun
Said by Century to have originally been applied to mud formed by Pichincha near Quito and to derive from a South American language.
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moya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moya
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