bolson

(bōl sōn′, bōl′sōn′)

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noun

in the SW U.S., a flat desert valley surrounded by mountains and draining into a shallow lake in the center

Origin: AmSp bolsón < Sp, lit., big purse < bolsa, purse < ML bursa: see bourse

See bolson in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly Southwestern U.S.

A flat arid valley surrounded by mountains and draining into a shallow central lake.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish bolsón

Origin: , augmentative of Spanish bolsa, purse, pouch

Origin: , from Late Latin bursa; see bursa

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