la
feminine
/teˈraθa/
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Translation
terrace, balcony, patio
Word origin
From Old French terrasse, from Vulgar Latin terracea, ultimately from Latin terra ('earth, land'). The word reached Spanish through the sense of a raised platform of earth.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terra
- English cognates
- terrace, terrain, territory
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralterrazas
Examples
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We had a coffee on the terrace of the bar.
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The terrace faces the sea and it is very sunny.
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In summer we always have dinner on the terrace.
¡ !
How lovely your flat's terrace is!
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I put some new plants on the balcony.
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