terril

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terril.

Noun

terril m (plural terrils, diminutive terrilke n)

1. (Belgium) spoil heap

Synonyms

• steenberg

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French

Etymology

From terre + -is, with spelling change reportedly reflecting Belgian colloquial pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁi/ ~ /te.ʁi/, /tɛ.ʁil/ ~ /te.ʁil/

Noun

terril m (plural terrils)

1. slag heap

Synonyms

• crassier

Further reading

• “terril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.