palsa
palsa · palsas
A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of iceA hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
Meaning
1 sensesA hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.
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