Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Word of the Day ~ Pingo

pingo


PRONUNCIATION:
(PING-go)         
MEANING:
noun: A mound or hill of soil-covered ice in permafrost, pushed up by the pressure of water seeping in.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Inuit pinguq/pingu (small hill).
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