"terracotta" meaning in English

See terracotta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ [UK], /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terracotta.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|it|terra||earth}} Italian terra (“earth”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} terracotta (not comparable)
  1. Of the colour of terracotta. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: haniwa, Xi'an (english: the Terra Cotta Warriors) Translations (colour): terrakotta (Hungarian), テラコッタ色 (terakottairono) (Japanese), teracot (Romanian), террако́товый (terrakótovyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-terracotta-en-adj-zoQD1O0e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terra cotta, terra-cotta

Noun

IPA: /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/ [UK], /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terracotta.wav Forms: terracottas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian terra (“earth”) + cotta (“baked”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ters-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|it|terra||earth}} Italian terra (“earth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} terracotta (usually uncountable, plural terracottas)
  1. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Ceramics Translations (hard red-brown earthenware): terracota [feminine] (Catalan), 赤土陶器 (chì tǔ táoqì) (Chinese), terakoto (Esperanto), terrakotta (Finnish), terre cuite (French), Terrakotta [feminine] (German), cserép (Hungarian), cserépedény (Hungarian), terrakotta (Hungarian), terrakotta [neuter] (Icelandic), brenndur leir [masculine] (Icelandic), terakoto (Ido), テラコッタ (terakotta) (Japanese), terakota [feminine] (Polish), terracota [feminine] (Portuguese), teracotă [feminine] (Romanian), террако́та (terrakóta) [feminine] (Russian), terrakotta (Swedish), terrakotta (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-terracotta-en-noun-HRgL0kk2 Disambiguation of Ceramics: 7 69 24 Disambiguation of 'hard red-brown earthenware': 97 3
  2. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Browns, Reds Translations (colour): terrakotta (Hungarian), テラコッタ色 (terakottashoku) (Japanese), terakota [feminine] (Polish), teracot (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-terracotta-en-noun-uscwGZhn Disambiguation of Browns: 20 27 53 Disambiguation of Reds: 18 15 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 9 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 6 73 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 3 77 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 14 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 20 8 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 11 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 12 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 20 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 18 14 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 16 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 14 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terra cotta, terra-cotta

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
      "word": "赤土陶器"
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "hard red-brown earthenware",
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      "code": "is",
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      "english": "the Terra Cotta Warriors",
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          "ref": "1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 36:",
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          "ref": "2012 July 1, Charlie Brooker, “The cast of Geordie Shore are the noblest people in Britain today”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "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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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "terrakotta"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "terakottairono",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "テラコッタ色"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "colour",
      "word": "teracot"
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