Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mofetta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mofet-ta
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A volcanic discharge of carbon dioxide together with other, mostly smelly, gases

Etymology

From Italian mofeta.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: mofeta

Inflected Forms

mofettas (plural) mofette (alternative) moffette (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mephitis

Questions

What does mofetta mean?: A volcanic discharge of carbon dioxide together with other, mostly smelly, gases
Where does mofetta come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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