terron

noun

ter·​ron

təˈrōn

plural terrones

-nēz

: a block of sun-dried sod used as a construction brick in the Rio Grande valley

heavy clay with abundant fine grass roots makes the best terrones

—A. A. Lindsey

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish terrón, from Spanish, clod, lump of earth, from tierra earth, from Latin terra

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