trass

== English == === Alternative forms === tarrace, tarras, terras === Etymology === From Dutch tras or German Trass, probably from Italian terrazzo (“terrace”). See terrace. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹɑːs/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɹæs/ Rhymes: -ɑːs, -æs === Noun === trass (countable and uncountable, plural trasses) (geology) A white to grey volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement. A coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. === Anagrams === srats, Srtas, Srtas., sarts, tsars, Stars, stars == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German tratz, tras. === Noun === trass m or n (definite singular trassen or trasset, uncountable) defiance, obstinacy ==== Derived terms ==== trassig === Preposition === trass in spite of === References === “trass” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “trass_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Presumably from German trotz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trɑsː/ === Noun === trass m or n (definite singular trassen or trasset, uncountable) spite, stubbornness, contrariness, defiance ==== Derived terms ==== trassig === Preposition === trass despite === See also === tross (Bokmål) === References === “trass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.