"pahoehoe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈhəʊihəʊi/ [UK], /pəˈhoʊ.i.hoʊ.i/ [US], /pɑːˈhoʊ.eɪ.hoʊ.eɪ/ [US] Forms: pahoehoes [plural]
Etymology: From Hawaiian pāhoehoe. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|haw|pāhoehoe}} Hawaiian pāhoehoe Head templates: {{en-noun}} pahoehoe (plural pahoehoes)
  1. A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa. Categories (topical): Volcanology Related terms: aa Translations (form of lava flow): gladde lava [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), Pahoehoe-Lava [feminine] (German), Fladenlava [feminine] (German), helluhraun [neuter] (Icelandic), パホイホイ溶岩 (pahoihoi yōgan) (Japanese), lava encordoada [feminine] (Portuguese), pahoehoe [masculine] (Portuguese)

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