wacke

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wacke.[1]

Noun

wacke (countable and uncountable, plural wackes)

  1. (geology) A soft, earthy, dark-coloured rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “wacke”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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