malpaís — meaning in English

English meaning

• badlands noun Dry, heavily eroded terrain, often marked by jagged rock formations and little vegetation.

Senses

malpaís is used for these senses in English:

• badlands (geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
• karst (geology) A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.

Related Spanish words