terroir

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French terroir.

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Noun

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terroir (countable and uncountable, plural terroirs)

  1. The complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced, including soil type, weather conditions, topography and wine-making savoir-faire.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from terra (land). Compare the borrowed doublet territoire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁwaʁ/ ~ /te.ʁwaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Noun

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terroir m (plural terroirs)

  1. soil
  2. land, landscape, country
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