solonchak

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian солонча́к (solončák, “salt marsh”).

Noun

solonchak (countable and uncountable, plural solonchaks or solonchaki)

A pale or grey soil found in arid to subhumid conditions with poor drainage.

Translations

soil type

Belarusian: саланча́к m (salančák)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鹽土／盐土 (zh) (yántǔ)
Finnish: suolamaannos
French: solontchak (fr) m
German: Solontschak (de) m
Latvian: solončaks m
Polish: sołonczak m
Russian: солонча́к (ru) m (solončák)
Ukrainian: солонча́к m (solončák)

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