térreo

See also: terreo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terreus (“earthy”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁi.u/ [ˈtɛ.hɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɛ.ʁju/ [ˈtɛ.hju], /ˈtɛ.ʁe.u/ [ˈtɛ.he.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁi.u/ [ˈtɛ.hɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɛ.ʁju/ [ˈtɛ.hju], /ˈtɛ.ʁe.u/ [ˈtɛ.he.u]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁi.u/ [ˈtɛ.χɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈtɛ.ʁju/ [ˈtɛ.χju], /ˈtɛ.ʁe.u/ [ˈtɛ.χe.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁe.o/ [ˈtɛ.he.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛ.ʁju/

Adjective

térreo (feminine térrea, masculine plural térreos, feminine plural térreas)

1. terrestrial (relating to the Earth)

   Synonym: terrestre

2. ground-level

Related terms

• terra
• terráqueo
• terrestre (pt)
• terreno

Noun

térreo m (plural térreos)

1. ground floor (floor of a building closest to ground level)

   Synonyms: andar térreo, rés do chão

Spanish

Adjective

térreo (feminine térrea, masculine plural térreos, feminine plural térreas)

1. of earth; earthly
2. soillike

Further reading

• “térreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014