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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTerracotta
/ˌtɛr.əˈkɒt.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, fired clay, typically brownish-red in color, used for pottery, brick, and sculpture.
"The museum displayed an ancient collection of Chinese terracotta figures."
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Made of fired clay or having the reddish-brown color characteristic of such pottery.
"She planted her herbs in a large terracotta pot on the balcony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Italian terra cotta, literally meaning "baked earth," originating from Latin terra (earth) plus cocta, feminine of coctus (cooked, baked). The term entered the English language in the 18th century from Italian art and architectural contexts to describe unglazed, brownish-red fired clay.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Terracotta" is said worldwide
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terre cuite
Transliteration: tɛʁ kɥit
"Les archéologues ont découvert des statues en terre cuite."
Terrakotta
Transliteration: tɛʁaˈkɔta
"Der Blumenkübel besteht aus robuster Terrakotta."
terracotta
Transliteration: tɛrraˈkɔtta
"Questo vaso è fatto di terracotta artigianale."
terracota
Transliteration: terraˈkota
"Las tejas del tejado son de terracota."
terracota
Transliteration: tɛʁaˈkɔtɐ
"O artista esculpiu a figura em terracota."
टेराकोटा
Transliteration: terākoṭā
"यह सुंदर मूर्ति टेराकोटा से बनाई गई है।"
陶瓦
Transliteration: táo wǎ
"兵马俑是由陶瓦制成的艺术杰作。"
테라코타
Transliteration: terakota
"정원에 테라코타 화분을 놓았습니다."
テラコッタ
Transliteration: terakotta
"庭にテラコッタの植木鉢を並べた。"
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