[ ˌtɛrə'mα:ri , -'mɛ:ri ]
■ noun an ammoniacal earthy deposit found in mounds in prehistoric lake dwellings.
↘a dwelling of this type.
Origin
C19: from Fr., from Ital. dialect terramara , from Ital. terra 'earth' + marna 'marl'.
[ ˌtɛrə'mα:ri , -'mɛ:ri ]
■ noun an ammoniacal earthy deposit found in mounds in prehistoric lake dwellings.
↘a dwelling of this type.
Origin
C19: from Fr., from Ital. dialect terramara , from Ital. terra 'earth' + marna 'marl'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004