moya

See also: móyá

English

Etymology

Said by Century to have originally been applied to mud formed by Pichincha near Quito and to derive from a South American language.

Noun

moya (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Flowing mud associated with a volcanic eruption (especially in South America), formed when snow or a lake near a volcano is disrupted, or when rain or steam mixes with soil or ash during an eruption. [1800s until the 1930s]

Synonyms

  • mud lava, volcanic mud

Further reading

  • moya in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • moya in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

Anagrams

Buruwai

Noun

moya

  1. water

Further reading

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