Definitions For Terracotta

Adjective

(not comparable) Of the colour of terracotta#noun, terracotta.

Translations

Japanese: テラコッタ色 (terakottairono) Romanian: teracot

Noun

TERRACOTTA (plural - or s) A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta. : {{color panel, E2725B}}

Related terms

{{rootsee, en, ters}}

Translations

Catalan: terracota, f Chinese: 赤土陶器 Esperanto: terakoto Finnish: terrakotta French: terre cuite German: Terrakotta, f Icelandic: terrakotta, n, brenndur leir, m Ido: terakoto Japanese: テラコッタ (terakotta) Polish: terakota, f Romanian: teracotă, f Japanese: テラコッタ色 (terakottashoku) Polish: terakota, f Romanian: teracot

Alternative forms

terra cotta

Etymology

{{PIE root, en, ters}} {{PIE root, en, pekʷ}} Borrowed from {{bor, en, it, terra, , earth}} + cotta, , baked.

See also

haniwa Xi'an (the Terra Cotta Warriors) appendix:colors