gyttja

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noun

A mud formed from the partial decay of peat.

OriginSwedish - →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noungyttja (countable and uncountable, plural gyttjas)

plural gyttjas

  1. countableuncountableA mud formed from the partial decay of peat.

Origin

  1. Swedish-
  2. Swedish-
  3. Englishgyttja

Borrowed from Swedish.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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