terraço

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.su/ [teˈha.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.su/ [teˈha.su]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.su/ [teˈχa.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teˈʁa.so/ [teˈha.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨˈʁa.su/

• Rhymes: -asu
• Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧ço

Noun

terraço m (plural terraços)

1. terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)

   Synonym: varanda

2. terrace (flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
3. terrace (roof of a building)