English

Etymology
It. terra, earth + cotta, baked

Alternative spellings
terra cotta
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Noun
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terracotta

1. a hard red-brown unglazed eartherware, used for pottery and building construction

Translations
Finnish: terrakotta
French: terre cuite

Adjective
terracotta

1. made of terracotta

Quotations
1988, w:Alan Hollinghurst|Alan Hollinghurst, w:The Swimming Pool Library|The Swimming Pool Library, Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 142
:It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron finials and terracotta quatrefoils.

Translations
French: en terre cuite

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