Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stratovolcano

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: stra-to-vol-cano
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.

Etymology

Etymology tree English strato- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English stratovolcano From strato- (“layer”) + volcano.

Inflected Forms

stratovolcanoes (plural) stratovolcanos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shield volcano

Questions

What does stratovolcano mean?: A tall conical volcano, composed of layers (or strata) of hardened lava, tephra and ash.
Where does stratovolcano come from?: Etymology tree English strato- Cretan Ancient Greek Ϝέλχανος (Wélkhanos)der.? Latin Vulcānusbor. Italian Vulcano Italian vulcanobor. English volcano English stratovolcano From strato- (“layer”) + volcano.

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