rapilli

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English

Etymology

From Neapolitan, plural of rapillo.

Noun

rapilli pl (normally plural, singular rapillo)

(now rare) Small fragments of rock, pumice and other ejecta thrown out by a volcano. [from 18th c.]

See also

lapilli

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