sciara

See also: Sciara

Italian

Etymology

Sicilian sciara, possibly from Arabic شَعْرَة‎ (šaʕra, “untilled ground”) with influence from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈʃa.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: scià‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciare)

  1. (geology, chiefly Sicily) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.

Further reading
  • sciara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Sicilian

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic شَعْرَة‎ (šaʕra, “untilled ground”) with influence from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: scia‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciari)

  1. (geology) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.
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