soffione

noun

sof·​fi·​o·​ne

ˌsäfēˈōnē,

ˌsōf-,

-ō(ˌ)nā

plural soffioni

-ō(ˌ)nē

: a jet of steam usually accompanied by other vapors that issues from the ground in a volcanic region

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from augmentative of soffio puff, blast, from soffiare to blow, from Latin sufflare to inflate, blow upon

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