Also means
compost
Usage Note
Terriccio specifically denotes loose, crumbled earth — garden soil or potting compost rather than ground in general (terra). You will see it on bags of potting mix at garden centres (terriccio universale). It is a diminutive-derived form of terra but has lost any diminutive nuance and is the standard technical term; its plural is terricci.
Examples
"Ho riempito i vasi con del terriccio fresco."
Natural Translation
I filled the pots with fresh soil.
Literal Translation
I have filled the pots with some soil fresh.

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