terracota

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian terracotta (“baked earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teraˈkota/ [t̪e.raˈko.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: te‧rra‧co‧ta

Noun

terracota f (plural terracotas)

1. terracotta

Derived terms

• Guerreros de terracota

 

Related terms

• tierra

 

Further reading

• “terracota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014