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Italian
Etymology
Sicilian sciara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈʃa.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: scià‧ra
Noun
sciara f (plural sciare)
- (geology, chiefly Sicily) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.
Further reading
- sciara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Sicilian
Etymology
Uncertain. Apparently of Arabic origin. Italian academia, in the hope of attributing a source, has over time accumulated unproven hypotheses found in Ancient Greek σκῐερός (skierós, “shady, dark coloured”) (in reference to the color of the lava stone) and a not better explained derivation from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”) (cfr. ciàguru for this latter).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: scià‧ra
Noun
sciara f (plural sciari)
- (geology) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.
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