n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' jä-li-k ə
Variant: also ma · iol · i · ca \ - ' yä- \
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian maiolica, from Old Italian Maiolica, Maiorica Majorca
Date: 1851
1 : earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing especially : an Italian ware of this kind
2 : a 19th century earthenware modeled in naturalistic shapes and glazed in lively colors