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gnamma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gnamma hole

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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