Malpais

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malpais \Mal"pais`\, n. [Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and pa['i]s
     country.] (Geol.)
     The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern
     U. S.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]