pegasse
/pɪˈɡas/(also pegass)
noun
A dark, loose, peaty, acidic soil formed by decomposition of plant material and found chiefly in parts of Guyana.
Origin
Early 19th century. Origin uncertain; perhaps either from Spanish pegajoso sticky, or from Portuguese pegajoso, or perhaps derived from Spanish pegar in some other way.
- half-blue
- half board
- half-boot
- half-bottle
- half-bound
- half-bred
- half-breed
- half-brother
- half-butt
- half-caf
- half-caste
- half-century
- half-cock
- half-cocked
- half-completed
- out of pocket
- out of practice
- out of print
- out of proportion
- out-of-province
- out-of-round
- out-of-roundness
- out of season
- out-of-series
- out of service