English Explanatory Dictionary

terramare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bronze Age lake dwellings and settlements of the Po valley in northern Italy, characterized by the presence of ammoniacal earthy deposit (black marl) in mounds.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of terramare.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛɹəˈmɑːɹi/ /ˌtɛɹəˈmɛːɹi/

Word forms

terramare terramares terramara

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terramare, plural of terramara, from a dialectal variant of terra marna (“marl-earth”) or terra mala (“bad earth”).

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