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stufa

/ˈstuːfə/

stufa noun: a fumarole.

Noun

stufa (plural stufae)

  1. (archaic) A fumarole
    • At its source is the still active stufa known as Acqua Castiglione al mare, the water of which has a temperature of from 160° to 170°F.1875, “The Geological Magazine Or Monthly Journal of Geology”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of stufa

pluralstufae

Origin of stufa

Borrowed from Italian stufa (“stove”). Doublet of stove.

Questions about stufa

What does stufa mean?
Stufa means a fumarole.
What part of speech is stufa?
Stufa is a noun.
How do you pronounce stufa?
Stufa is pronounced /ˈstuːfə/.
What is the plural of stufa?
The plural of stufa is stufae.

Words near stufa in the dictionary

  1. stuetzite
  2. stuetzites
  3. Stueve
  4. Stueves
  5. stuf
  6. stufa
  7. stufae
  8. stuff
  9. stuff a sock in it
  10. stuff and nonsense
  11. stuff dreams are made of

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