terroso
Portuguese, adjective/teˈʁo.zu/
terroso is spelled T-E-R-R-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terroso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “earthy, muddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem aspecto, aparência, cor ou mistura de terra”.
What does terroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
earthy, muddy
- 2
earth
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem aspecto, aparência, cor ou mistura de terra 2. sujo de terra
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terroso
- terrosa feminine
- terrosos masculine plural
- terrosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terroso?
- Brazil /teˈʁo.zu/
- Brazil [teˈho.zu]
- /teˈʁo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terroso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terroso in Portuguese?
terroso appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).