terrazzo

noun

ter·​raz·​zo tə-ˈra-(ˌ)zō  -ˈrät-(ˌ)sō 

: a mosaic flooring consisting of small pieces of marble or granite set in mortar and given a high polish

Examples of terrazzo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The floors are a rich white terrazzo and there are accents of white oak streaming across the ceiling and along the walls. —Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 25 Nov. 2025

What that translates into on the ground floor — which is below the tree line — is darker terrazzo floors and walls made from faceted gray cork panels. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

Their surfaces demand to be stroked so that fingertips register the contrast between rough concrete and polished terrazzo. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025

Similarly, the custom light fixtures above the bar are designed to look like stalactites, and pebbly hiking pathways inspired the terrazzo mosaic flooring throughout. —AFAR Media, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, literally, terrace, perhaps from Old Occitan terrassa

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for terrazzo

• palazzo