terron
noun
ter·ron
təˈrōn
plural terrones
-nēz
: a block of sun-dried sod used as a construction brick in the Rio Grande valley
heavy clay with abundant fine grass roots makes the best terrones
A. A. Lindsey
A. A. Lindsey
Word History
Etymology
Mexican Spanish terrón, from Spanish, clod, lump of earth, from tierra earth, from Latin terra