terroir
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French terroir.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛːˈwɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɛɹˈwɑɹ/
Noun
terroir (plural terroirs)
- 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.
Synonyms
- somewhereness
Derived terms
- terroirist
Anagrams
- rortier
French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from terra (“land”). Compare the borrowed doublet territoire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁwaʁ/, /te.ʁwaʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -waʁ
Noun
terroir m (plural terroirs)
- soil
- land, landscape, country
Related terms
- terre
Further reading
- “terroir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.