terril

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terril.

Noun

terril m (plural terrils, diminutive terrilke n)

(Belgium) spoil heap

Synonyms

steenberg

French

Etymology

From terre + -is, with spelling change reportedly reflecting Belgian colloquial pronunciation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛ.ʁi/, /tɛ.ʁil/

Noun

terril m (plural terrils)

slag heap

Synonyms

crassier

Further reading

“terril” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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