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rapilli

rapilli noun: small fragments of rock, pumice and other ejecta thrown out by a volcano.

Noun

rapilli pl (normally plural, singular rapillo)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-normally) Small fragments of rock, pumice and other ejecta thrown out by a volcano.

Forms of rapilli

singularrapillo

Origin of rapilli

From Neapolitan, plural of rapillo.

Questions about rapilli

What does rapilli mean?
Rapilli means small fragments of rock, pumice and other ejecta thrown out by a volcano.
What part of speech is rapilli?
Rapilli is a noun.

Words near rapilli in the dictionary

  1. rapier-fish
  2. rapiered
  3. rapierlike
  4. rapiers
  5. rapiest
  6. rapilli
  7. rapillo
  8. rapine
  9. rapined
  10. rapiner
  11. rapiners

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