moya

Meaning

Noun

• Flowing mud associated with a volcanic eruption (especially in South America), formed when snow or a lake near a volcano is disrupted, or when rain or steam mixes with soil or ash during an eruption.

Related

Similar words

• mud lava, [[volcanic mud]], [[tufaceous mud]]

Origin

• Said by Century to have originally been applied to mud formed by Pichincha near Quito and to derive from a South American language.