terra preta

English

Etymology

Portuguese terra preta. From Portuguese terra (“soil”) + preta (“black”).

Noun

terra preta (uncountable)

  1. A very dark, man-made, nutritionally dense soil found in the Amazon basin.

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Portuguese

Noun

terra preta f (plural terras pretas)

  1. terra preta; Ellipsis of terra preta de índio.

Descendants
  • → English: terra preta
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