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volcan

volcan is the archaic form of volcano.

Meaning of volcano

Noun

volcano (plural volcanoes or volcanos)

  1. A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
    • Iceland's volcanoes are among the most active on Earth.
  2. A kind of firework producing an upward plume of sparks.

See all 4 meanings of volcano

Forms of volcan

pluralvolcans

Origin of volcan

From Middle French volcan and its etymon Spanish volcán.

Questions about volcan

What is volcan the archaic form of?
Volcan is the archaic form of volcano.

Words near volcan in the dictionary

  1. volborthellid
  2. volborthellids
  3. volborthite
  4. volborthites
  5. Volcae
  6. volcan
  7. volcan-
  8. Volcanalia
  9. volcanello
  10. volcanellos
  11. volcanian

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