calanco

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calanco

/kaˈlanko/

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di etimologia incerta

noun calanchi

solco di erosione inciso dalle acque dilavanti nei pendii con terreno di natura argillosa

In English

ravine a deep narrow valley
gully a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a
badlands arid terrain with severely eroded sedimentary rocks

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@misc{calanco_2026,
  title = {calanco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/calanco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}