terra rossa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terra rossa (“red earth”).

Noun

terra rossa (uncountable)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. (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)