laterite

Meaning

A red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil formed in the tropics that has been leached of soluble minerals leaving insoluble iron and aluminium oxides and hydroxides; used to make bricks and roads.

Synonyms

rouge

red earth

cabook

red soil

latosol

laterite soil

gravel

lateritic soil

ironstone

red iron oxide

Translations

latérite

laterita

laterite

laterita

لاتيرايت - صخور رملية حمراء اللون

bir cins kırmızı

Laterit

λατερίτης

laterita

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlatəɹʌɪt/

Etymology

From Latin later (“brick”) + -ite.