use of the word "gassi"
I am working my way through Takla Makrane's excellent book "Mauritanie au GPS".
In it they use the word “gassi” in several places to describe a type of track. This word does not exist in the Oxford dictionary. But I have found the following definition on the Dragonlords of Dumnonia fanzine web site “rocky path between two large, sharp-peaked dunes“. This sounds about right as in Gassi Touil (Algeria) the road (which is now tarmac) runs between two lines of dunes.
I’m not sure whether to use “gassi” or “rocky track”. As most GPS units only have 16 characters available in their description field I would prefer to use “gassi”, but that would be a bit pointless if nobody in the UK knows what it means and if it’s not in the dictionary.
So my question is:
How many Brits have heard of the word “gassi” and know what it means?
ps If you're planning a trip to Mauritania, buy the book.
pps If you buy the book, send your cheque by registered post - the first one I sent disappeared.
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