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trass

/tɹɑːs/US/tɹæs/

trass noun: a whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.

Noun

trass (countable and uncountable, plural trasses)

  1. A whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.
  2. (dated) A coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, formerly used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water.

trass meaning in Tamil

trass in Tamil

எரிமண் சீமந்து, திராசு

Forms of trass

pluraltrasses
alternative formtarrace
alternative formtarras
alternative formterras

Origin of trass

From Dutch tras or German Trass, probably from Italian terrazzo (“terrace”). See terrace.

Words that rhyme with trass

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Questions about trass

What does trass mean?
Trass means a whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.
What is trass in Tamil?
Trass in Tamil is எரிமண் சீமந்து, திராசு. See Trass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trass?
Trass is a noun.
How do you pronounce trass?
Trass is pronounced /tɹɑːs/ (UK).
What is the plural of trass?
The plural of trass is trasses.

Words near trass in the dictionary

  1. trashy
  2. Trask
  3. traskite
  4. Trasks
  5. Trasquera
  6. trass
  7. trasses
  8. Trastevere
  9. Trasteverine
  10. Trasteverines
  11. trastuzumab

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trass (page history and authors); trass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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