solfatara

[ sohl-fuh-tahr-uh, sol- ]

/ ˌsoʊl fəˈtɑr ə, ˌsɒl- /

a fumarole that gives off only sulfurous gases.

Origin of solfatara

1770–80; < Italian (Neapolitan) solfatara, derivative of solfo < Latin sulfur; see sulfur

sol·fa·ta·ric, adjective

soleri, soles, solesmes, soleure, soleus, solfatara, solfeggio, solferino, solfège, solgel, soli

A walk up a boulder-strewn slope reaches the old crater, or Solfatara, almost surrounded by steep walls of rock.

Through the Malay Archipelago |Emily Richings
From the inquiries I made, however, I apprehend that it is a kind of solfatara.

The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes |Toms de Comyn
The solfatara of Danan is situated exactly south of that below, at the end of the ravine of the Kasiboi.

The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes |Toms de Comyn
The interior of the crater appeared to be very similar to that of the Solfatara near Puzzuoli.

Etna |G. F. Rodwell

Above him muttered Vesuvius; beneath his feet shook the Solfatara.

Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) |John Ruskin

solfatara

/ (ˌsɒlfəˈtɑːrə) /

a volcanic vent emitting only sulphurous gases and water vapour or sometimes hot mud

solfataric, adjective

C18: from Italian: a sulphurous volcano near Naples, from solfo sulphur