terra cotta

A form of terracotta — A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

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Meanings

nounterra cotta (usually uncountable, plural terra cottas)

plural terra cottas

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of terracotta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware

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earthenware
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

terra cotta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terra%20cotta

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“terra cotta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terra%20cotta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terra cotta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terra%20cotta.

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