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terra cotta


SYLLABICATION:
ter·ra cot·ta
PRONUNCIATION:
tr-kt
VARIANT FORMS:
or ter·ra·cot·ta or ter·ra-cot·ta
NOUN:
1a. A hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building
construction. b. Ceramic wares made of this material. 2. A brownish orange.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian : terra, earth (from Latin terra; see terrace) + cotta, baked, cooked
(from Latin cocta, feminine past participle of coquere, to cook; see pekw- in
Appendix I).