hornito

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.

Word forms

hornito hornitos hornitoes

Etymology

Diminutive from Spanish horno (“oven”), from Latin furnus. See furnace.

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