lava

Meaning

Noun

• The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
• Magma.
• A shade of red, named after the volcanic lava.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• cryolava

Origin

• From Italian lava ("lava"), originally, in Naples, a torrent of rain overflowing the streets, either from lavare (see etymology for the English verb lave) or from labi.