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pozzolana

UK/ˌpɒts(w)əˈlɑːnə/US/ˌpɑts(w)əˈlɑnə/

pozzolana noun: a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.

Noun

pozzolana (countable and uncountable, plural pozzolanas)

  1. A type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.
    • Finally the street is strewn with pozzolana to prevent the horses from slipping on the smooth paving.1962, WH Auden; Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 450

Forms of pozzolana

pluralpozzolanas
alternative formpozzuolana
alternative formpuzzolana
alternative formpuzzolano

Origin of pozzolana

Borrowed from Italian pozz(u)olana, earth of Pozzuoli, a town near Naples, itself from Latin Puteoli, ultimately from the verb puteō (“stink”).

Questions about pozzolana

What does pozzolana mean?
Pozzolana means a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.
What part of speech is pozzolana?
Pozzolana is a noun.
How do you pronounce pozzolana?
Pozzolana is pronounced /ˌpɒts(w)əˈlɑːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of pozzolana?
The plural of pozzolana is pozzolanas.

Words near pozzolana in the dictionary

  1. pozzie
  2. pozzies
  3. pozzing
  4. pozzing up
  5. pozzolan
  6. pozzolana
  7. pozzolanas
  8. pozzolanic
  9. pozzolanicity
  10. pozzolans
  11. pozzolona

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