[ma.jol.i.ca] also ma.iol.i.ca n [It maiolica, fr. OIt Maiolica, Maiorica Majorca] (1555) 1: earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing; esp: an Italian ware of this kind
2: a 19th century earthenware modeled in naturalistic shapes and glazed in lively colors