malpaís

See also: malpais

English

Noun

malpaís (plural malpaíses)

Alternative form of malpais

Anagrams

impalas

Spanish

Etymology

From mal (“bad”) +‎ país (“land, country”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malpaˈis/

Noun

malpaís m (plural malpaíses)

akin to badlands, but of volcaniclastic origin
(geology) karst

Further reading

“malpaís” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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