adret
noun
a-ˈdrā
plural -s
: a mountain slope so oriented as to receive considerable light and warmth from the sun during the day —used chiefly of the Alps
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, borrowed from Occitan (Dauphiné dialects) adreit, adret, going back to Old Occitan adreg, derivative of adreg, adreit "suitable, correct, good," (hence, "the good side of the mountain") from a-, prefix, perhaps with intensive value (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + dreg, dreit "straight, direct" going back to Latin directus
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above