hornito

[hawr-nee-toh; Sp. awr-nee-taw]

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noun, plural hor·ni·tos

[-tohz; Sp. -taws] . Geology.

a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.

Origin:
1820–30; < Spanish, equivalent to horn(o) oven (< Latin furnus, fornus; see furnace) + -ito diminutive suffix

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hornito

(hôr-nē'tō) Pronunciation Key
A low mound of matter ejected from a volcano, sometimes emitting smoke or vapor.

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