karst

Meanings

Plural: karsts

Noun

A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from German Karst. The German term and the Slovene placename Kras (the Karst Plateau) are from Proto-Slavic *korsъ, from Italo-Dalmatian carsus (cf. Italian carso), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“hard; rock”). More at Karst.
The metathesis in the Slovene term precludes German borrowing from Slovene.

Scrabble Score: 9

karst is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
karst is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
karst is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

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