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palsa

pal·sa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahl-suh]
    • /ˈpɑl sə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahl-suh]
    • /ˈpɑl sə/

Definition of palsa word

  • noun plural palsa a mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and arctic areas. 1

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Origin of palsa

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; (< G) < Swedish pals(e) < Finnish palsa peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra < Lappish

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Parts of speech for Palsa

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

palsa popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

palsa usage trend in Literature

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