zgräˈfē(ˌ)tō, skr- noun
also sgraf·fi·a·to ˌzgräfēˈä(ˌ)tō, ˌskr-
( plural sgraffi·ti ̷ ̷ˈfē(ˌ)tē)
Etymology: sgraffito from Italian, from sgraffito, past participle of sgraffire to scratch, produce sgraffito, from sgraffio scratch, sgraffito, from sgraffiare to scratch, produce sgraffito, from s- (from Latin ex- ) + graffiare to scratch; sgraffiato from Italian, past participle of sgraffiare — more at graffito
1. : decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer (as of clay or plaster) to expose a different colored ground — compare graffito
2. : something (as traditional Pennsylvania Dutch pottery) decorated with sgraffito