malpais
See also: malpaís
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Spanish malpaís, from mal (“bad”) + país (“land”).
Noun
editmalpais (countable and uncountable, plural malpaises)
- (geology) Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.
- (geology) Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil.