Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of aa.
A'a is thick, sticky lava which forms jagged, chunky rock when it cools.
1999, A. Ganeri, Violent Volcanoes1 more example
I overheard a geologist say that a good pair of boots can be rasped to bits on a‘a in a couple of months.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 44
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a'a. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a'a
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