[ ˌtɛrə'kɒtə ]
■ noun
1》 unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modelling.
2》 a statuette or other object made of ~.
3》 a brownish-red colour.
Origin
C18: from Ital. terra cotta 'baked earth'.