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palsa

[ pahl-suh ]

noun

, Geology.
, plural pal·sen [pahl, -s, uh, n].
  1. a mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and Arctic areas.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of palsa1

First recorded in 1940–45; from German or directly from Swedish pals(e), from Finnish palsa “peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra,” from Sami
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Example Sentences

Most states these days make tournaments withhold state taxes from players' winnings, says Jim Palsa, a CPA who handles taxes for a PGA Tour professional.

Palsa gets a notice from the PGA Tour every month telling him how much the player made, and where.

"Our feeling has always been to file everywhere," Palsa says.

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