terreno

/teˈreno/ · B1 · adj

land

🌍🌱 Close cousin of English terrain; both come from Latin terra = earth

Latin terra (earth) gave terrenus (of the earth), which became Spanish terreno. You know the root from terrain, terrestrial and territory. As an adjective it means earthly; as a noun it means a plot of land or ground.

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