terraza

Spanish terraza, likely borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa. See tierra.

• IPA^(key): /teˈraθa/ [t̪eˈra.θa]
• Rhymes: -aθa
• Syllabification: te‧rra‧za

terraza f (plural terraces)

1. terrace

From the noun terrazo, or more likely borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa. Equivalent to tierra +‎ -aza.

• IPA^(key): /teˈraθa/ [t̪eˈra.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teˈrasa/ [t̪eˈra.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -asa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: te‧rra‧za

terraza f (plural terrazas)

1. terrace
2. sidewalk cafe
3. (heraldry) compartment

• “terraza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024