terraplén

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French terre-plein.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teraˈplen/ [t̪e.raˈplẽn]
Rhymes: -en
Syllabification: te‧rra‧plén

Noun

terraplén m (plural terraplenes)

embankment; fill (on a hillside, etc.)

Further reading

“terraplén”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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