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terracotta.

A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/UK/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/US
  1. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/UK/ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/US
  1. Of the colour of terracotta.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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