pozzolana

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

pozzolana (countable and uncountable, plural pozzolanas)

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

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References

  • The Concise Oxford Dictionary, 10th ed, p.1122.


Italian

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Etymology

From Pozzuoli +‎ -ana, calquing Latin pulvis Puteolānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pot.t͡soˈla.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: poz‧zo‧là‧na

Noun

pozzolana f (plural pozzolane)

  1. (geology) pozzolana
  2. pozzolan

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