malpaís
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- akin to badlands, but of volcaniclastic origin
- (geology) karst
Etymology
Compound from Spanish, Castilian mal (bad) + Spanish, Castilian país (land, country).
Origin
Spanish
país
Gloss
land, country
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
陸
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- malpais English
- malus Latin
- pays French
- antepaís Spanish, Castilian
- apaisado Spanish, Castilian
- mal Spanish, Castilian
- maldad Spanish, Castilian
- malestar Spanish, Castilian
- malinformado Spanish, Castilian
- malparido Spanish, Castilian
- pago Spanish, Castilian
- paisaje Spanish, Castilian
- paisucho Spanish, Castilian
- país Spanish, Castilian
- país Portuguese
- pais Papiamentu