Pronounced: koze-REE, noun
Notes: I may have run across this word in reading; it seems faintly familiar
Yesterday’s word
The word aa is “lava having a rough surface”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Hawaiian word aa (to burn). And, yes, there is a word for lava with a smooth surface: “pahoehoe”.
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