Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.
Tuff, Tuffstein
вулкани́ческий туфvulkaníčeskij tuf
вулканічний туфvulkaničnyj tuf
hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash
Translations
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rock consolidated from volcanic ash:
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Origin
From French tuffe, tuf, from Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus. Doublet of tufa.From French tuffe, tuf, from Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus. Doublet of tufa.
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Forms
plural: tuffsSynonyms
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable