fiamma

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Italian fiamma (“flame”). === Noun === fiamma (plural fiamme) (volcanology) A "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark lens of glassy material (possibly pumice which was compressed or collapsed during welding). == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin flamma, from Proto-Italic *flāgmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂, derived from an extension of the root *bʰel- (“shiny, white”). Compare French flamme, Portuguese chama, Spanish llama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjam.ma/ Rhymes: -amma Hyphenation: fiàm‧ma === Noun === fiamma f (plural fiamme) flame (part of fire) (figurative) flame (romantic partner) (figurative) flame (burning sentiment) (nautical) pennant, pennon (military) flash ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === fiamma m (invariable) (siderurgy) a worker who cuts metal using a cutting torch Synonyms: bruciaferro, fiammista, ossigenista ==== See also ==== fiaccola (“torch”) fuoco (“fire”) === Further reading === fiamma1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana fiamma2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana