terra rossa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terra rossa (“red earth”)

Noun

terra rossa (uncountable)

(geology) A well-drained, reddish, clayey to silty soil with neutral pH conditions, typical of the Mediterranean region.

French

Alternative forms

terra-rossa

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terra rossa (“red earth”)

Noun

terra rossa f (plural terras rossas)

(geology) terra rossa
Synonym: sol rouge

References

“terra rossa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.ra ˈros.sa/
Hyphenation: tèr‧ra‧rós‧sa

Noun

terra rossa f (plural terre rosse)

(geology) terra rossa

Descendants

→ English: terra rossa
French: → terra rossa, terra-rossa, → sol rouge (calque)
→ Japanese: テラロッサ (terarossa)
→ Korean: 테라로사 (terarosa)
Portuguese: → terra roxa, → terra vermelha (calque)
→ Russian: терра роса (terra rosa)
Spanish: → terra rosa, → tierra roja (calque)

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