[tuh-raz-oh, -rah-zoh, -rah-tsoh; It. ter-raht-tsaw] 
| a mosaic flooring or paving composed of chips of broken stone, usually marble, and cement, polished when in place. |
| ter·raz·zo (tə-rāz'ō, tě-rät'sō) n. A flooring material of marble or stone chips set in mortar and polished when dry. [Italian, perhaps from Old Provençal terrassa, terrace; see terrace.] |