marisma means A tidal or saltwater marsh. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.
marisma is pronounced /məˈɹɪsmə/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish marisma. Ultimately distantly related to marsh.
noun
- A tidal or saltwater marsh.“Mallard [...], in the marisma, nest in precisely similar situations, but their eggs number twelve or fourteen. Elsewhere their nests (being among bush or reedbeds) are less easily seen.”