terramare
UK/ˌtɛɹəˈmɑːɹi/
terramare noun: 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.
Noun
terramare (countable and uncountable, plural terramares)
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Terramare
Terramare
- Alternative letter-case form of terramare.
terramare meaning in Arabic
terramare in Arabic
- prehistoric settlements of the Po valley
- تِيرَّامَارَت tīrrāmārat
Forms of terramare
| plural | terramares |
|---|---|
| alternative form | terramara |
| alternative form | Terramare |
Origin of terramare
Borrowed from Italian terramare, plural of terramara, from a dialectal variant of terra marna (“marl-earth”) or terra mala (“bad earth”).
Words that rhyme with terramare
Questions about terramare
- What does terramare mean?
- Terramare means 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.
- What is terramare in Arabic?
- Terramare in Arabic is تِيرَّامَارَت (tīrrāmārat). See Terramare meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is terramare?
- Terramare can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce terramare?
- Terramare is pronounced /ˌtɛɹəˈmɑːɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of terramare?
- The plural of terramare is terramares.
Words near terramare in the dictionary
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