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.
- Synonym: Red Mediterranean
- Coordinate term: Blue Mediterranean
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)
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)