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terroir.

Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛ.ʁwaʁ//te.ʁwaʁ/
  1. Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.

    collective · masculine
  2. Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. Expanse of natural land or soil possessing shared physical properties which affect how it can be exploited.

    collective · masculine
    terroir de graviers
  3. Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. Geographic area or region encompassing cultivated land characterized by a unique combination of agricultural, cultural and historical properties.

    collective · masculine
    le terroir de vallée du Rhône
    Les terroirs de Franche-Comté sont connus pour leurs fromages.
  4. Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture. The extent of land cultivated by a rural community.

    collective · historical · masculine
  5. Area considered in terms of local particularities in culture and tradition; region.

    informal · masculine
    accent du terroir
  6. An individual's place of origin; homeland; background.

    informal · masculine
  7. Domain, estate; territory.

    archaic · masculine · poetic
  8. The traditional pastoral landscape exemplifying the nation-state.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From late Old French tieroir, terroir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from Latin terra (“land”). Doublet of territoire, which was borrowed.

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