Spanish word

terreno

Pronunciation

IPA/teˈreno/

Meaning

  • masculine nounplot of land

Example

Compramos un terreno cerca del río.

We bought a plot of land near the river.

Illustration for terreno (plot of land)

More examples

El terreno baldío se ha convertido en jardín comunitario.

The vacant lot has become a community garden.

Core concept

A parcel marked by boundary stakes and a property sign.

Common phrases

  • terreno baldío

    vacant lot

  • terreno municipal

    municipal land

  • terreno para cultivo

    arable land

Similar words

suelo: Surface of the ground people walk on.
parcela: Small plot of land divided for a house or agricultural use.
predio: Parcel of land with ownership clearly assigned.

Definition in Spanish

Superficie de tierra que forma parte de una propiedad y que también puede usarse en sentido figurado para indicar un ámbito o campo.

Word origin

Derived from Latin terra 'land' plus the suffix -ēnus, which became terrēnus in medieval forms and later Spanish terreno, keeping both the literal land sense and a figurative domain sense.

Usage tips

  • Translating terreno as 'ground' can mislead when English means the surface, because terreno implies a bounded plot or an area of activity.

Other meanings

  • groundnoun
  • fieldnoun

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