pahoehoe

See also: pāhoehoe

English

Pahoehoe from Kīlauea in Hawaii.

Etymology

From Hawaiian pāhoehoe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈhəʊihəʊi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈhoʊ.i.hoʊ.i/

Noun

pahoehoe (plural pahoehoes)

1. A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.
   • 1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII:

     We [...] saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 44:

     The twisty, ropy kind that personifies flow – all congealed motion – is called pahoehoe.

Translations

form of lava flow

• Dutch: gladde lava (nl) m, f
• Icelandic: helluhraun (is) n

• Portuguese: lava encordoada f, pahoehoe f

See also

• aa