terracotta

terracotta |ˌtɛrəˈkɒtə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a type of fired clay, typically of a brownish-red colour and unglazed, used as an ornamental building material and in modelling. • [ count noun ] a statuette or other object made of terracotta. • a strong brownish-red or brownish-orange colour. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Italian terra cotta ‘baked earth ’, from Latin terra cocta.

terracotta

ter ra cot ta /tèrəkɑ́tə |-kɔ́tə /〖＜イタリア 〗名詞 U テラコッタ 〘園芸鉢などの赤褐色の素焼き 〙; テラコッタの色, 赤褐色 .形容詞 テラコッタの ; 赤褐色の .