causse

noun

ˈkōs

plural -s

: a small limestone plateau deeply pitted with sinkholes common in south-central France

Word History

Etymology

French, from Provençal, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin calcinus of limestone, from Latin calc-, calx + -inus -ine

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