solonchak

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noun

A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

OriginRussian солонча́к →
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Meanings

nounsolonchak (countable and uncountable, plural solonchaks or solonchaki)

plural solonchaks · plural solonchaki

  1. countableuncountableA pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

Origin

  1. Russianсолонча́к“salt marsh”
  2. Englishsolonchak

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鹽土 /盐土
  • 鹽土 /盐土 (yántǔ)soil type
Finnish suolamaannos
  • suolamaannossoil type
French solontchak
  • solontchaksoil type
German Solontschak
  • Solontschaksoil type
Latvian solončaks
  • solončakssoil type
Polish sołonczak
  • sołonczaksoil type
Russian солонча́к
  • солонча́к (solončák)soil type
Ukrainian солонча́к
  • солонча́к (solončák)soil type
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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