Malpais Definition
noun
Akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.
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Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil.
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Origin of Malpais
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From Spanish malpaís (mal (“bad”) + país (“land”))
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