malpaís

See also: malpais

English

Noun

malpaís (plural malpaíses)

1. Alternative form of malpais

Anagrams

• impalas

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish malpaís. Equivalent to mal (“bad”) +‎ país (“country”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məl.pəˈis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mal.paˈis]

Noun

malpaís m (plural malpaïsos)

1. malpais (badlands of volcaniclastic formation)

Further reading

• “malpaís”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

From mal (“bad”) +‎ país (“land, country”). Compare Sicilian Malupassu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malpaˈis/ [mal.paˈis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: mal‧pa‧ís

Noun

malpaís m (plural malpaíses)

1. akin to badlands, but of volcaniclastic origin
2. (geology) karst

   Synonym: karst

Further reading

• “malpaís”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28