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terracotta
(terəkɒtə) also terra-cotta
1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Terracotta is a brownish-red clay that has been baked and is used for making things such as flower pots, small statues, and tiles.
...plants in terracotta pots.
2. colour
Terracotta is used to describe things that are brownish-red in colour.
...the soft tones of blue, cream and terracotta.
terracotta in British English
(ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə)
noun
1.
a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware, or the clay from which it is made
2.
something made of terracotta, such as a sculpture
3.
a strong reddish-brown to brownish-orange colour
adjective
4.
made of terracotta
a terracotta urn
5.
of the colour terracotta
a terracotta carpet
Word origin
C18: from Italian, literally: baked earthImage ofterracotta
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British English: terracotta NOUN
Terracotta is a brownish-red clay that has been baked and is used for making things such as flower pots, small statues, and tiles.
...plants in terracotta pots.
- American English: terracotta
- Brazilian Portuguese: terracota
- Chinese: 赤陶
- European Spanish: terracota
- French: terre cuite
- German: Terrakotta
- Italian: terracotta
- Japanese: テラコッタ
- Korean: 테라코타
- European Portuguese: terracota
- Latin American Spanish: terracota