noun
Origin: Fr < It terrepieno < terrapienare, to fill with earth, terrace < terra (see terrace) + pienare, to fill < L plenus, full: see plenty
See terreplein in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French terreplein
Origin: , from Italian terrapieno
Origin: , from terrapienare, to fill with earth
Origin: : terra, earth (from Latin; see ters- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: + pieno, full (from Latin plēnus; see pelə-1 in Indo-European roots)
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