grauwacke

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noun

Greywacke.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noungrauwacke (countable and uncountable, plural grauwackes)

plural grauwackes

  1. countableuncountablegeographyGreywacke.

Origin

  1. GermanGrauwacke
  2. Englishgrauwacke

From German Grauwacke, from grau (“grey”) + wacke (“boulder”).

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APA

grauwacke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grauwacke

MLA

“grauwacke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grauwacke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grauwacke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grauwacke.

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