malpais

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malpais

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From Spanish malpaís, from mal (“bad”) + país (“land”).

noun malpaises · malpaís

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

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"malpais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malpais. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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malpais. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malpais

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"malpais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malpais.

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@misc{malpais_2026,
  title = {malpais},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malpais},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}