Pele's tears

noun

Small black pieces of solidified lava formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tear-like drops of volcanic glass.

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Meanings

nounPele's tears pl (normally plural, singular Pele's tear)

singular Pele's tear

  1. pluralplural normallySmall black pieces of solidified lava formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tear-like drops of volcanic glass.

Origin

Named after Pele, the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes.

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Pele's tears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pele's%20tears

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“Pele's tears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pele's%20tears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pele's tears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pele's%20tears.

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