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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAVA-LAVA

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAVA-LAVA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAVA-LAVA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lava-Lava is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAVA-LAVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Lava-lava

A lava-lava is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt. The term lava-lava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language.

Definition of lava-lava in the English dictionary

The definition of lava-lava in the dictionary is a draped skirtlike garment of printed cotton or calico worn by Polynesians.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAVA-LAVA

lava
lava bed
lava flow
lava lamp
lava-like
lavabo
lavage
Laval
lavalier
lavandin
lavash
lavatera
lavation
lavational
lavatorial
lavatories
lavatory
lavatory bowl
lavatory humour
lavatory pan

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAVA-LAVA

ava
baclava
baklava
Balaclava
Balaklava
block lava
Bratislava
brava
cava
Costa Brava
Java
kava
lava
Morava
Ostrava
ottava
pillow lava
Poltava
Sava
tava

Synonyms and antonyms of lava-lava in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lava-lava» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAVA-LAVA

Find out the translation of lava-lava to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lava-lava from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lava-lava» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

lava-lava的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lava - lava
570 millions of speakers

English

lava-lava
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लावा - लावा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحمم الحمم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лава - лава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lava - lava
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাভা-লাভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lave - lave
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lava-lava
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lava - Lava
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

溶岩溶岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

용암 용암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lava-lava
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dung nham - dung nham
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிமலைக்குழம்பு-எரிமலைக்குழம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लावा-लावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lav-lav
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lava di lava
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lawa lawa -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лава- лава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lava - lava
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβα - λάβα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lava lava
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lava - lava
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lava - lava
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lava-lava

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVA-LAVA»

The term «lava-lava» is regularly used and occupies the 76.145 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAVA-LAVA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lava-lava

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAVA-LAVA»

Discover the use of lava-lava in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lava-lava and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lava Lava Bible Book: Elementary
Elementary Group Publishing. When Aaron first came to our drop-in center, he didn't fit in with the other street-smart kids. Whenever we had large group activities, Aaron would refuse to be a part of them. One day our "rap session" ended early, ...
Group Publishing, 2003
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Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge: draft ...
... Umnak* 95-2 Bogoslof Hot Makushin Volcano, 94 Akutan* 181 Islet NW of Akutan* Hot Islet SE of Akutan* Hot Pogromni Volcano, Unimak Hot Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava 15 Lava Lava Lava ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 7, 1988
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The Amazing Voyage: The Third Adventure in the Kingdom of ...
THIS THING LET'S DO ! a Lava La v aL ava Lav a Lav aLav aLav a L a v a L a v a L a v a La v a L a v a L a v a L av a L a va Lava Lava L ava Lav a L a v a Lava Lava L ava L ava L ava Lav a Lava L ava L avaL avaL av L a v a L a v a L a v a L  ...
Geronimo Stilton, 2011
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Neogene-Quaternary Continental Margin Volcanism: A ...
... °02'78" 21 °02'78" 21 °02'78" 21 °02'78" Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Pumice Pumice Pumice Pumice Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Pumice Pumice Pumice Lithic Ash Lithic O'EZ suo 6SL ...
Claus Siebe, José Luis Macías, Gerardo J. Aguirre-Díaz, 2006
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Circular
... Kipuka center lava Lava center lava Lava Cone center lava Lava Delta center lava Lava Field center lava Lava Flow center lava Lava Plain center lava Lava Plateau center lava Lava Tongue center lava Lava Tube center lava Steptoe center ...
‎1987
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Contributions to Antarctic Research IV
Sample 82-23-1 82-16-10 82-15-2 81-2-10 81-2-13 81-2-13 81-4-24 81-2-10 82- 3-92 82-21-4 82-3-1 81-2-1181-2-10 A3 CI B3 A3 Dl CI C3 A2 D4 B3 A4 D9 A4 Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava Lava MFCT ...
David H. Elliot, George L. Blaisdell, 1995
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Studies in Volcanology: The Legacy of George Walker
Lava-rise features in the Xitle lava Lava-rise edges and source It is inferred from the large size, distinctive shapes and deformation of many of its vesicles (Canon- Tapia et al. 1995) that the Xitle lava was non- Newtonian by the time it reached ...
Thor Thordarson, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Some lava flows include xenoliths, foreign material picked up and carried along by the lava. lava tubes, hollow tunnels within a lava flow, form as surrounding lava cools and molten rock in the tube drains away. In some cases, lava tubes are ...
Alexander E. Gates, David Ritchie, 2009
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Lava Kusha
Shatrughna was utterly surprised at the boy's bravery.He wasalso angry.He took another bow andshota terrible arrow Lava. Lava cut that arrow too. But only one half of the arrow fell down on the ground and the othersharp halfpierced Lava's ...
T.S.Sha ma Rao, Litent, 2014
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SEISMOMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF THE HAWAIIAN LAVA COLUMN
Comparison of measured tilt with measured lava rise and fall in Halemaumau shows marked accordance of east tilt with rising lava and west tilt with falling lava . Lava fluctuation lags eighteen days after the corresponding tilts. The most perfect ...
T.A. JAGGAR, 1920

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAVA-LAVA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lava-lava is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brassed off: Samoan band mark century since end of German rule …
The men performing in the 'Ava ceremony – a ritual to mark noteworthy occasions – have stripped down to just their bright blue lava-lava skirts. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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