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lahar

  • /ˈlɑhɑɹ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar). Introduced as geological term by Berend George Escher in 1922.

noun lahars

  1. A volcanic mudflow. Such a highly destructive mud-flow (termed a lahar) eventually stops as a pile of debris of all shapes and sizes, as mixed up as a glacial moraine; the two deposits have often been confused.

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noun volcanic mudflow

Españollahar
日本語ラハール rahāru
中文火山泥流 huǒshān níliú
Portuguêslahar
Françaislahar
DeutschLahar
Italianolahar
Ελληνικάλαχάρ lachár
Русскийлаха́р laxár

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"lahar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lahar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lahar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lahar

Chicago

"lahar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lahar.

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@misc{lahar_2026,
  title = {lahar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lahar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}