Learn English – the word for mud on road which becomes wet due to rain? / What is keechad called in English

word-request

After the heavy rain falls, the mud becomes so wet that it sticks to your feet if you walk over it.

In Hindi it is called Keechad. What is the word for it in English?

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Best Answer

I'd just call it mud. If you want to suggest that it is very wet and sticky, slime or muck would also work.

Since slime can also refer to other liquids besides mud, you could be even more specific by using the two-word phrase slimy mud.

Or if you want to emphasize the stickiness, call it sticky mud.

But this seems unnecessary to me because when we describe something as "mud", the default assumption is that it is not only dirty and wet, but also somewhat fluid and slimy. If it is dirty and wet, but solid and not slimy, we'd be more likely to describe it using other words than "mud," like "damp earth" or "wet ground" or "moist soil."