parterre

Meaning

  1. A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
  2. A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
  3. A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
  4. A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
  5. That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
  6. An apartment balcony.

Hyphenated as
par‧terre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɑːˈtɛə/
Etymology

Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).

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