latosol

noun

lat·​o·​sol ˈla-tə-ˌsȯl 

: a leached red and yellow tropical soil

latosolic

ˌla-tə-ˈsȯ-lik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

irregular from Latin later brick + English -sol (as in podsol, variant of podzol)

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above