Meanings
Origin
- Latincolluvio“jumble”
- Englishcolluvium
From Latin colluvio (“jumble”)
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Catalan col·luvió
- col·luvióa loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
French colluvion
- colluviona loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
German Kolluvium
- Kolluviuma loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Hindi मिश्रोढ़क
- मिश्रोढ़क (miśroṛhak)a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Irish snaíochar
- snaíochara loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Italian colluvium
- colluviuma loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Japanese 崩積層
- 崩積層 (hōsekisō)a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Korean 붕적토
- 붕적토 (bungjeokto)a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Romanian coluviu
- coluviua loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Russian коллю́вий
- коллю́вий (kolljúvij)a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
Tamil பாறை புதர்
- பாறை புதர் (pāṟai putar)a loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope
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APA
colluvium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvium
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“colluvium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvium. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colluvium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colluvium.
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