soddy

• Substantivo que designa uma casa construída com blocos de torrão (grama com terra) ou de adobe, geralmente assentados em fileiras horizontais, frequentemente associada às moradias dos primeiros colonos ou das pradarias.

A noun referring to a house constructed from blocks of sod or adobe, typically laid in horizontal courses, often associated with early settler or prairie dwellings.

1. Sod houseC1formalamerican

   A type of house constructed from blocks of sod (turf) or adobe, laid in horizontal courses, commonly built by early settlers on the American plains.

   Casa de torrão

   • The pioneers built a soddy to survive the harsh winter.
   • The museum reconstructed a soddy to show how settlers lived.
   • Living in a soddy required constant maintenance to prevent leaks.

   Sinônimossod house