different between gossan vs gousan

gossan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cornish gossen, from g?s (blood), from Old Cornish guit (compare Proto-Celtic *wolis).

Noun

gossan (countable and uncountable, plural gossans)

  1. (geology) decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein

References

  • “gossan”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, ?ISBN

Anagrams

  • gosans, sangos

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?kossan/

Verb

gossan

  1. past indicative connegative of gossat

Participle

gossan

  1. past participle of gossat

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gousan

English

Noun

gousan (plural gousans)

  1. Alternative spelling of gusan

Anagrams

  • Aguons, guanos

gousan From the web:

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