🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

magma

Pronunciation / Transliteration: magma

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
magma/ˈmæɡ.mə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El magma se convierte en lava una vez que sale a la superficie."

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As noun
  1. 1

    Molten or semi-molten rock located beneath the surface of the Earth.

    "Magma rises through cracks in the Earth's crust to form volcanoes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Mid 17th century (denoting a dregs or paste): via Latin from Greek magma 'dregs, unguent', from magma 'to knead'. The geological sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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