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malpaises

malpaises is the plural of malpais.

Meaning of malpais

Noun

malpais (countable and uncountable, plural malpaises)

  1. Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.
  2. Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil.

Questions about malpaises

What is malpaises the plural of?
Malpaises is the plural of malpais.

Words near malpaises in the dictionary

  1. Malouines
  2. Malovăț
  3. Maloy
  4. Maloys
  5. malpais
  6. malpaises
  7. malparkage
  8. malparries
  9. malparry
  10. Malpas
  11. Malpases

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