noun
moya
noun
1
A flow of thick, muddy volcanic debris, formed when snow, ice, or water mixes with ash during an eruption.
"The village was buried under a wall of moya after the volcano erupted."
How to Use Moya
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA destructive mudflow triggered by a volcanic eruption.
Word Forms
moyas plural, Moyas plural
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Etymology
Believed to originate from a South American language, first used to describe mudflows from the Pichincha volcano near Quito, Ecuador.