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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAHOEHOE

PAHOEHOE Pa *ho "e *ho `e, n. (Min. )

Defn: A name given in the Sandwich Islands to lava having a relatively smooth surface, in distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called a-a.

New American Oxford Dictionary

pahoehoe

pa ho e ho e |pəˈhōēˌhōē pəˌhoʊiˈhoʊi | ▶noun Geology basaltic lava forming smooth undulating or ropy masses. Often contrasted with aa. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Hawaiian.

Oxford Dictionary

pahoehoe

pahoehoe |pəˈhəʊɪhəʊi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology basaltic lava forming smooth undulating or ropy masses. Often contrasted with aa. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Hawaiian.