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hornitos

hornitos is the plural of hornito.

Meaning of hornito

Noun

hornito (plural hornitos or hornitoes)

  1. A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
    • When Humboldt visited this place, the natives assured him that the heat of the hornitos had formerly been much greater. The thermometer rose to 203° when placed in the fissures exhaling aqueous vapour.1832, The travels and researches of Alexander von Humboldt

Proper noun capitalized: Hornitos

Hornitos

  1. A census-designated place and former city in Mariposa County, California, United States.

Questions about hornitos

What does hornitos mean?
Hornitos means a census-designated place and former city in Mariposa County, California, United States.
What is hornitos the plural of?
Hornitos is the plural of hornito.
What part of speech is hornitos?
Hornitos is a proper noun.

Words near hornitos in the dictionary

  1. hornish
  2. hornist
  3. hornists
  4. hornito
  5. hornitoes
  6. hornitos
  7. hornless
  8. hornlessness
  9. hornlet
  10. hornlets
  11. hornlike

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