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gyttja

American  
[yit-chah] / ˈyɪt tʃɑ /

noun

Geology.

  1. a mud rich in organic matter, found at the bottom or near the shore of certain lakes.

Etymology

Origin of gyttja

1885–90; < Swedish, akin to gjuta to pour

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He does not read books for pleasure, yet he studies words daily and has memorized thousands of words — he confidently played “gyttja” in the final — without knowing their definitions.

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