terra verde

[ ter-uh ver-dey; Italian ter-rah ver-de ]
/ ˈtɛr ə ˈvɛr deɪ; Italian ˈtɛr rɑ ˈvɛr dɛ /

noun

green earth.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of terra verde

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1895–1900

Words nearby terra verde

terra cotta, terra firma, terra incognita, terra mater, terra sigillata, terra verde, terra-cotta, terrace, terraced house, terrachlor, terracing
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Example sentences from the Web for terra verde

  • On the wall to the right are some ruined frescoes in terra-verde by a scholar of Matteo.

    The Story of Assisi|Lina Duff Gordon