Area of natural land considered in terms of agriculture.; Area considered in terms of local particularities in culture and tradition; region.; An individual's place of origin; homeland; background.; Domain, estate; territory.; The traditional pastoral landscape exemplifying the nation-state.
“Profitez cette année des fleurs d’orange, car il ne me paraît pas encore que le terroir d’Allemagne soit disposé à porter beaucoup d’olives.” — Make the most of the orange blossoms this year, since it doesn't seem to me that the German soil would be ready to bear many olives yet.
Synonyms: sol, terre
From late Old French tieroir, terroir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, from Classical Latin territorium, from Latin terra (“land”). Doublet of territoire, which was borrowed.