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palsa

The English word “palsa” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A 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.

Etymology

From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa.

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