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Meaning of hornito | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.

Examples

“When Humboldt visited this place, the natives assured him that the heat of the hornitos had formerly been much greater. The thermometer rose to 203° when placed in the fissures exhaling aqueous vapour.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

hornitos hornlessness hornlet hornline Hornostaipil Hornostaj