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solonchak

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: саланча́к (salančák) — soil type
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹽土 /盐土 (yántǔ) — soil type
  • Finnish: suolamaannos — soil type
  • French: solontchak — soil type
  • German: Solontschak — soil type
  • Latvian: solončaks — soil type
  • Polish: sołonczak — soil type
  • Russian: солонча́к (solončák) — soil type
  • Ukrainian: солонча́к (solončák) — soil type