malpais

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Definition of malpais

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.
(countable, uncountable)Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil.

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From Spanish malpaís, from mal (“bad”) + país (“land”).

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