Definition
Level platforms of earth built into hillsides for cultivation, or raised flat areas adjacent to buildings for outdoor living.
Etymology
From Old French terrasse, ultimately from Latin terra (earth, land). The architectural and agricultural applications developed simultaneously, both involving the creation of flat, usable surfaces from sloped terrain through human engineering.
Kelly Says
Terraced agriculture represents one of humanity's most ingenious solutions to challenging geography, transforming steep hillsides into productive farmland while preventing erosion. From the rice terraces of Asia to the vineyards of Europe, these stepped landscapes create some of the world's most breathtaking and sustainable agricultural systems.
Translations
CACatalà
terrasses
/təˈras.səs/
CSČeština
terasy
/tɛrasɪ/
DADansk
terrasser
/tɛrˈasɐ̯/
DEDeutsch
Terrassen
/tɛʁˈasən/
ELΕλληνικά
μπαλκόνι
mpalkóni
ESEspañol
terrazas
teh-RAH-sahs
FISuomi
terassit
/tɛrˈas.sit/
FRFrançais
terrasses
/tɛʁas/
HAHA
filin gida
fee-leen gee-dah
HUMagyar
teraszok
/tɛrˈa.zok/
IDBahasa Indonesia
teras
teh-ras
ITItaliano
terrazze
/terˈtsɛt.tse/
KKKK
террасалар
terrasalar
MSBahasa Melayu
teras
teh-ras
NLNederlands
terrassen
/tɛrˈasən/
NONorsk
terrasser
/tɛrˈasɛr/
PLPolski
tarasy
/taˈrasɨ/
PTPortuguês
terraços
teh-RAH-sohs
RORomână
terase
/teˈrase/
RUРусский
террасы
terrası
SVSvenska
terrasser
/tɛrˈasɛr/
SWKiswahili
terasi
teh-rah-see
TRTürkçe
teraslar
teh-rahss-lahr
UKУкраїнська
тераси
terasy
VITiếng Việt
sân thượng
sahn thuoong
YOYO
balkoni
bah-loh-koh-nee
ZUZU
ibhuloho
ee-boo-loh-hoh