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malpais
[ mahl-pah-ees ]
noun
- Southwestern U.S. an extensive area of rough, barren lava flows.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of malpais1
1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish mal país bad country
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Example Sentences
Ditto or unfinished mortar of the malpais for grinding chili and other ingredients for sauce.
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I think things ain't right when a Malpais girl helps a hawss thief and a rustler to escape twice.
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Upon the wholesome Malpais country had fallen the bitterness of a sheep and cattle feud.
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After a couple of hours of play the Malpais man cashed in and went back to the hotel where he was putting up.
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When he chose he could be hail fellow well met in a way Malpais found flattering to its vanity.
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