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vlei.

A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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noun/fleɪ/General-South-African/fliː/General-South-African/fleɪ/UK/vleɪ/UK
  1. A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally.

    Southern-Africa
Where this word comes from

From Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.

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