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Etymology edit

Portuguese terra preta. From Portuguese terra (soil) + preta (black).

Noun edit

terra preta (uncountable)

  1. A very dark, man-made, nutritionally dense soil found in the Amazon basin.

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terra preta f (plural terras pretas)

  1. terra preta; Ellipsis of terra preta de índio.

Descendants edit

  • English: terra preta