badlands

== English == === Alternative forms === badland Bad Lands (archaic) === Etymology === From earlier Bad Lands, calque of Canadian French mauvaises terres à traverser (“bad lands to cross”), itself a calque of Lakota Makȟóšiča (from makȟá (“land”) +‎ o- (attributive prefix) +‎ šíča (“bad”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæd.lændz/ === Noun === badlands (plural badlands) (geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks. Synonym: malpais ==== Descendants ==== → Esperanto: badlandoj → German: Badlands → French: badlands → Spanish: badlands ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== desert moonscape === Further reading === badlands on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English badlands. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bad.lɑ̃d/ === Noun === badlands m pl (plural only) (geomorphology) badlands == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English badlands. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /badˈlands/ [bað̞ˈlãn̪d̪s] Rhymes: -ands Syllabification: bad‧lands === Noun === badlands f pl (plural only) (geomorphology) badlands Synonyms: tierras baldías, tierras yermas ==== Usage notes ==== The calque malpaís (mal (“bad”) + país (“country, land”)) refers to similar formations but specifically from lava plains found in volcanic fields. == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English badlands. === Noun === badlands n (geomorphology, uncommon) a badlands Near-synonym: kargt landskap (“barren landscape”) ==== Usage notes ==== The term is rarely used outside scientific contexts, where more descriptive language is usually preferred.