terracotta

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See also: terra cotta and terra-cotta

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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terracotta (usually uncountable, plural terracottas)

  1. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
  2. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.
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Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ters-‎ (0 c, 37 e)

Translations

Adjective

terracotta (not comparable)

  1. Of the colour of terracotta.
    • 1892 June 18, F. W. B., “Why Paint a Greenhouse White?”, in The Garden, volume 41, page 569:
      A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
    • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 36:
      She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
    • 2012 July 1, Charlie Brooker, “The cast of Geordie Shore are the noblest people in Britain today”, in The Guardian‎:
      But let's not judge them by the content of their character. Let's judge them by the colour of their skin, which is terracotta.

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Italian

Etymology

terra + cotta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtɛr.raˈkɔt.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtta
  • Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧còt‧ta

Noun

terracotta f (plural terrecotte)

  1. terracotta

Adjective

terracotta (invariable)

  1. terracotta (color/colour)

References

  1. ^ terracotta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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