noun
solfatara
Solfatara (noun) means an area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
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An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
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Etymology
From Italian solfatara (“a place where to find sulphates”), from solfato (“sulphate”) + -ara (“suffix that forms place nouns”). More at Italian zolfo (“sulphur”). Itself the name of Solfatara, a volcano near Naples. Compare Sicilian surfatara.
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"solfatara" (noun) means an area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.