Etymology

majolica

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Today it means: Earthenware decorated with coloured lead silicate glazes applied directly to an unglazed body, a process invented in Victorian England. Full definition →

Italian maiolica
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  1. Italian · borrowed frommaiolica
  2. English todaymajolica

From Italian maiolica, named after the Island of Mallorca (formerly known as Maiòlica), which was once a commerce center for work produced in Valencia, Spain. Doublet of Mallorca and Majorca.

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