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terral

/teˈral/

adjective/teˈral/

of or pertaining to the land (especially as opposed to the sea)

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Old Spanish tierra Spanish tierra Spanish -al Spanish terral From tierra + -al.

noun, masculine/teˈral/plural: terrales

land breeze (wind blowing from the land toward the sea); an intensely hot, dry wind that blows from the inland mountains down to the coast, particularly during summer (a local manifestation of the foehn effect).; a patch of dirt; an unpaved, barren, or dusty area of ground.

Hoy no se puede ir a la playa, hace un terral insoportable.You can't go to the beach today, there's an unbearable terral wind.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Old Spanish tierra Spanish tierra Spanish -al Spanish terral From tierra + -al.