Etymology

solonchak

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Today it means: A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage. Full definition →

Russian солонча́к
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The story

  1. Russian · borrowed fromсолонча́к“salt marsh”
  2. English todaysolonchak

Borrowed from Russian солонча́к (solončák, “salt marsh”).

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