torrão — meaning in English

English meaning

• clod noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
• lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
• turf noun Grass-covered ground, or a section of it cut as sod.

Senses

torrão is used for these senses in English:

• clod A lump of something, especially earth or clay.
• clod Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.
• lump A small, shaped mass of sugar, typically about a teaspoonful.
• turf (countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.

clod — full definition

1. noun A lump of earth, clay, or turf.
2. noun An awkward or foolish person.

lump — full definition

1. noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
2. noun A swelling or growth felt under the skin.
3. verb To group different things together as if they were the same, without much care for their differences.

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