"lava" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-lava.flac Forms: lava class IX [canonical], lava class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English larva. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|larva}} Borrowed from English larva Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} lava class IX (plural lava class X)
  1. larva Categories (topical): Volcanology Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Synonyms: bombwe
    Sense id: en-lava-sw-noun-npi~T8B0 Disambiguation of Volcanology: 88 12 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 87 13 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-lava.flac Forms: lava class IX [canonical], lava class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English lava. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|lava}} Borrowed from English lava Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} lava class IX (plural lava class X)
  1. lava Synonyms: zaha
    Sense id: en-lava-sw-noun-XtRVZvKd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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