Stromboli

//stɹɑmˈboʊli// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of turnover filled with various cheeses, typically mozzarella, and Italian meats such as salami, capicola and bresaola.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea; it has an active volcano

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boli

Example

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"Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported a “high intensity” explosion Monday at the Stromboli volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, located off the southern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian Stromboli.

Etymology 2

Named for the 1950 film Stromboli, named for the island of Stromboli.

Related phrases

holy stromboliaeolian islandstyrrhenian sea

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