təˈra](ˌ)zō, -rä], ]t(ˌ)sō, ]_zə, ]tsə\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, terrace, terrazzo, perhaps from Old Provençal terrassa terrace — more at terrace
1. : a mosaic flooring made by embedding small pieces of marble or granite in freshly placed mortar and after hardening grinding and polishing the surface
2. : a surface (as a border or counter top) of mosaic and mortar either precast or cast-in-place