different between solfatara vs mofettes

English

Etymology

From Solfatara, the name of a volcano near Naples, from Italian solfo (“sulphur”).

Noun

solfatara (plural solfataras or solfatare)

1. An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. [from 18th c.]

Hypernyms

• fumarole

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin solfatara.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /sol.f??ta.??/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /sul.f??ta.??/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sol.fa?ta.?a/

Noun

solfatara f (plural solfatares)

1. (volcanology) solfatara

Further reading

• “solfatara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “solfatara” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “solfatara” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “solfatara” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Noun

solfatara f (plural solfatare)

1. Alternative spelling of zolfatara

Derived terms

• solfatariano
• solfataro

English

Noun

mofettes

1. plural of mofette

French

Noun

mofettes f

1. plural of mofette