First Known Use: 1863
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terroir
noun ter·roir \ˌter-ˈwär\
Definition of TERROIR
: the combination of factors including soil, climate, and sunlight that gives wine grapes their distinctive character
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Origin of TERROIR
French, land, country, stretch of land in reference to its agricultural features, from Old French tieroir, from Vulgar Latin *terratorium, alteration of Latin territorium
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