machair
/ˈmækə(r)/noun
mass noun
- (in Scotland, especially the Western Isles) low-lying arable or grazing land formed near the coast by the deposition of sand and shell fragments by the wind(苏格兰, 尤指赫布里底群岛的)沿岸沙质低地。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Scottish Gaelic.