terra preta

English

Etymology

Portuguese terra preta. From Portuguese terra (“soil”) + preta (“black”).

Noun

terra preta (uncountable)

A very dark, man-made, nutritionally dense soil found in the Amazon basin.

See also

Translations

very dark, man-made, nutritionally dense soil

Portuguese: terra preta

Portuguese

Etymology

terra +‎ preta

Noun

terra preta ^{please add gender} (^{please add plural})

terra preta; Ellipsis of terra preta de índio

Descendants

English: terra preta

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