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lahar

la·har

UK/ˈlɑhɑɹ/ uncommon

noun

1.

an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano

Origin

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar). Introduced as geological term by Berend George Escher in 1922.

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