gnamma

G2N1A1M3M3A1

noun

A hollow or hole that is eroded or indented in bare rock, in which water collects.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungnamma (plural gnammas)

plural gnammas

  1. AustraliageographyA hollow or hole that is eroded or indented in bare rock, in which water collects.

    Synonyms: gnamma hole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA hollow or hole that is eroded or indented in bare rock, in which water collects.

Origin

Aboriginal Australian, an anglicization of a Nyunga language word from Western Australia describing a naturally-formed rock hole and its retained rain water.

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APA

gnamma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnamma

MLA

“gnamma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnamma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnamma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnamma.

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