lava
Spanish, noun
lava is spelled L-A-V-A (4 letters) and appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,927th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lava is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lava” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of lavar. With an accent, lavá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of lavar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mezcla de distintos minerales derretidos, que brota de la tierra en las erupciones volcánicas”.
What does lava mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelava
noun
- 1
femininewashing
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of lavar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mezcla de distintos minerales derretidos, que brota de la tierra en las erupciones volcánicas. 2. Mineral sólido que resulta de la erupción de un volcán al enfriarse, y que se emplea en la construcción y otros usos.
noun: 1. Matiz o tono del color rojo, similar al de la lava₁ caliente.
noun: 1. Proceso y resultado de lavar o purificar los minerales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lava
- lavas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lava
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lava in Spanish?
lava appears 7.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).