terruño

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin *terrōneum, from terra (earth) +‎ (agentive suffix) +‎ -eus (attributive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈruɲo/
  • Rhymes: -uɲo
  • Syllabification: te‧rru‧ño

Noun

terruño m (plural terruños)

  1. plot (area of land)
    • 2016 December 2, “¡Comandante en Jefe, ordene!”, in Juventud Rebelde:
      Debido a que las principales vías de acceso a Sancti Spíritus estaban destruidas, la caravana torció su camino hacia Tuinucú, un pueblecito al interior de la Carretera Central, para desde ahí llegar hasta Guayos, Cabaiguán y Santa Lucía, el último territorio de este pedazo de terruño que despidió entonces a los barbudos.
      Because the main access roads to Sancti Spíritus were destroyed, the caravan turned its way towards Tuinucú, a small hamlet inside the Central Highway, and from there it reached Guayos, Cabaiguán and Santa Lucía, the last territory of this piece of land that then said goodbye to the barbudos.
  2. pile of earth
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Judas Iscariote”, in El juguete rabioso:
      soñar en una Alhambra inefable y veía los cármenes de la Andalucía distante, veía los terruños empinados al pie de la sierra, y en lo hondo de los socavones la cinta de planta de los arroyuelos.
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  3. homeland
    Synonym: patria

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