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pahoehoe

/pah-hoh-ey-hoh-ey, puh-hoh-ee-hoh-ee/US // pɑˈhoʊ eɪˌhoʊ eɪ, pəˈhoʊ iˌhoʊ i //

帕霍霍,帕霍伊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : basaltic lava having a smooth or billowy surface.

Examples

  • Pahoehoe: The sterile, flintlike lava as distinguished from aa, the friable and highly fertile lava.

  • She will fill up your fishing grounds with the pahoehoe (lava), and you will starve.

  • Ke-au-miki stood looking for a path, but could only see what seemed to be pahoehoe lava.