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hor·ni·to

 (hôr-nē′tō)
n. pl. hor·ni·tos
A low mound of volcanic origin, sometimes emitting smoke or vapor.

[Spanish, diminutive of horno, oven, from Latin furnus; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
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hornito

(hɔːˈniːtəʊ)
n, pl -tos
(Geological Science) geology a low mound of volcanic matter that forms when lava is forced up through an opening in the cooled surface of a flow
[C19: Spanish, literally: a little oven, from horno oven, furnace]
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En cuanto a la hidrografia, si bien existen algunas quebradas intermitentes--como la Quebrada Olitares, cerca de la ciudad de Pacasmayo, o la de Cupisnique y algunas lagunas como el Hornito o el Muerto--, la red hidrografica que forma el rio Jequetepeque es la mas importante de la provincia tanto hidrografica como hidrologicamente.
"Hasta un pequeno hornito para ellos puedan poner sus ceramicas ahi y construir con eso pues como en lo ideal para trabajar lo de arcilla" (S.J.).
Para cada uno de los espacios diferenciados del nivel superior, Hernandez Pacheco (1919) establecio una nomenclatura especifica (Galeria de la Entrada, Vestibulo, Sala Baja de los Signos Rojos, Hornito, Entrada al Salon, Salon de los Grabados, Camarin, Galeria de las Batiscias), a la que nos hemos ajustado para sectorizar la cavidad.
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Albo, who describes himself as a 'gay, Gen-X performer', has already notched up several hits in off-Broadway productions as well as written a novel, Hornito - My Lie Life.
Three volcano types The top two diagrams show the Hornito, a small and narrow type of volcano formed by small explosions of lava which is still molten when it lands.
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Chiriqui: Fortuna Dam proyect area, slope NW of confluence of Rio Hornito and Rio Chiriqui, 8[grados]44, N, 82[grados]13' W, 1050-1100 m, K.