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solfataras

solfataras is the plural of solfatara.

Meaning of solfatara

Noun

solfatara (plural solfataras or solfatare)

  1. An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam.
    • Under these solfataras, (which, at each eruption from the volcano, emitted greater quantities of hot steams) are several hot wells, close to the high-water mark, which, however, seem not to be in the least sulphureous.1778, Johann Reinhold Forster, Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World, on Physical Geography, Natural History, and Ethic Philosophy, page 25

Questions about solfataras

What is solfataras the plural of?
Solfataras is the plural of solfatara.

Words near solfataras in the dictionary

  1. solfa
  2. solfaed
  3. solfaing
  4. solfas
  5. solfatara
  6. solfataras
  7. solfatare
  8. solfataric
  9. solfege
  10. solfeges
  11. solfeggi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: solfataras (page history and authors); solfatara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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