terre de bruyère
French, noun/tɛʁ də bʁy.jɛʁ/
terre de bruyère is spelled T-E-R-R-E-D-E-B-R-U-Y-È-R-E (14 letters). Terre de bruyère is a French feminine noun meaning “a strongly acidic soil where organic matter decomposes slowly, characteristic of plants such as heather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terre légère, mélange de sable et de débris de bruyères décomposées”.
What does terre de bruyère mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea strongly acidic soil where organic matter decomposes slowly, characteristic of plants such as heather
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terre légère, mélange de sable et de débris de bruyères décomposées.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce terre de bruyère?
- /tɛʁ də bʁy.jɛʁ/
- \tɛʁ də bʁɥi.jɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.