Back to search

Lacunalah koo-nuh

n. A twinge of sadness that there's no frontier left, that as the last explorer trudged his armies toward the last blank spot on the map, he didn't suddenly turn for home, leaving one last island unexplored so we could set it aside as a strategic reserve of mystery.

Etymology

Latin lacuna, an unfilled space or hole + Spanish Jacuna, cradle.

Share this word

Related Words

Suggest a Word

Know a word that captures a complex emotion? Share it with us!

Made by @djrhails. Learn more about the project.