terracotta

• terra cotta, terra-cotta

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɒt.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛɹ.əˈkɑt.ə/

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.

   terracotta:  

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.

• haniwa
• Xi'an (the Terra Cotta Warriors)
• Appendix:Colors

terra + cotta.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɛr.raˈkɔt.ta/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: ter‧ra‧còt‧ta

terracotta f (plural terrecotte)

1. terracotta

terracotta (invariable)

1. terracotta (color/colour)

• tetrarcato