ˌterəˈmärə noun
( plural terrama·re -ärē)
Etymology: Italian, mound of crumbling earth (such as found in terramara settlements), terramara, probably from terra earth (from Latin) + Italian dialect mara marl, alteration of Italian marna, from Old French marne, alteration of marle — more at terrace , marl
: a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age lake dwelling or settlement of northern Italy known from remains found in mounds of the Po valley