"palsa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: palsas [plural]
Etymology: From Finnish palsa, from Northern Sami balsa. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fi|palsa}} Finnish palsa, {{uder|en|se|balsa}} Northern Sami balsa Head templates: {{en-noun}} palsa (plural palsas)
  1. (geomorphology) 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. Wikipedia link: palsa Categories (topical): Geomorphology Translations (hummock rising out of a bog): palsa (Finnish), palse [masculine] (French), pals [common-gender] (Swedish)

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