Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From earthen + -ware, first recorded appearance in 1673. Compare Dutch aardewerk (“earthenware”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian глинени изделия
- глинени изделия (glineni izdelija)ceramic
Catalan pisa
- pisaceramic
Chinese Mandarin 陶器
- 陶器 (táoqì)ceramic
Dutch aardewerk
- aardewerkceramic
Finnish savitavara, kivitavara
- savitavaraceramic
- kivitavaraceramic
French poterie
- poterieceramic
German Töpferwaren, Steingut
- Töpferwarenceramic
- Steingutceramic
Hindi मृद्भांड
- मृद्भांड (mŕdbhāṇḍ)ceramic
Indonesian tembikar
- tembikarceramic
Italian coccio, terraglia
- coccioceramic
- terragliaceramic
Japanese 瀬戸物, 土器
- 瀬戸物 (setomono)ceramic
- 土器ceramic
Latin fictilis
- fictilisceramic
Persian سفال
- سفال (sofâl)ceramic
Polish ceramika
- ceramikaceramic
Portuguese cerâmica
- cerâmicaceramic
Punjabi بھانڈا
- بھانڈا (bhānḍā)ceramic
Russian гли́няные изде́лия, гонча́рные изде́лия
- гли́няные изде́лия (glínjanyje izdélija)ceramic
- гонча́рные изде́лия (gončárnyje izdélija)ceramic
Spanish loza, cerámica
- lozaceramic
- cerámicaceramic
Tamil மண்பாண்டம், மட்பாண்டம்
- மண்பாண்டம் (maṇpāṇṭam)ceramic
- மட்பாண்டம் (maṭpāṇṭam)ceramic
- மட்கலம் (maṭkalam)ceramic
Ukrainian череп'яний посуд, гонча́рні ви́роби
- череп'яний посуд (čerepʺjanyj posud)ceramic
- гонча́рні ви́роби (hončárni výroby)ceramic
Welsh crochenwaith
- crochenwaithceramic
Cite this entry
APA
earthenware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthenware
MLA
“earthenware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthenware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earthenware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthenware.
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