alp

(alp)

noun

a high mountain, esp. in Switzerland

Origin: < L Alpes, the Alps, high mountains; prob. < a non-IE root *alb-, mountain: thought by some scholars to be also the origin of Albion

See alp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A high mountain.
  2. A very large mound or mass.

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from the Alps

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