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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
Possibly from Arabic شَعْرَة (šaʕra, “untilled ground”) with influence from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”).
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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