terroir
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɛːˈwɑː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɛɹˈwɑɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun edit
terroir (countable and uncountable, 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.
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from terra (“land”). Compare the borrowed doublet territoire.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
terroir m (plural terroirs)
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Further reading edit
- “terroir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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