parterre
English
/pɑːˈtɛə/, /pɑːɹˈtɛɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
- (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
- (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
- (theater) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
- (US) An apartment balcony.
Etymology
Borrowed from French parterre (on the ground).
Origin
French
parterre
Gloss
on the ground