Etymology

trass

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Today it means: A whitish, greyish volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement. Full definition →

Dutch tras ← German Trass ← Italian terrazzo
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  1. Italian · derived fromterrazzo“terrace”
  2. German · derived fromTrass
  3. Dutch · derived fromtras
  4. English todaytrass

From Dutch tras or German Trass, probably from Italian terrazzo (“terrace”). See terrace.

Words from the same roots

Italianterrazzo all →

terrazzo

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