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terroir — French Word of the Day in 20 seconds

🎬 Watch: « terroir » in 20 seconds

🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud

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🎬 About this short

A 20-second drill on « terroir » (n.m. [tɛ.ʁwaʁ] — the soil-and-soul of a place that flavours its food and wine): guess the meaning, then hear it in two real sentences. The full word-of-the-day page adds audio, related words and more examples.

🔊 The example sentences

Ce fromage a un vrai goût de terroir.This cheese really tastes of its region.
Chaque vin exprime son terroir.Every wine expresses its terroir.
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