wacke

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noun

A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.

OriginGerman Wacke →
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Meanings

nounwacke (countable and uncountable, plural wackes)

plural wackes · alternative wacky · alternative wacca

  1. countableuncountablegeographyA soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.

Origin

  1. GermanWacke
  2. Englishwacke

Borrowed from German Wacke.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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