terre cuite
French, noun/tɛʁ kɥit/
terre cuite is spelled T-E-R-R-E-C-U-I-T-E (10 letters). Terre cuite is a French feminine noun meaning “terracotta, terra cotta” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Argile ordinaire ferrugineuse durcie par cuisson et dont on fait des poteries, des statues ou des matériaux…”.
What does terre cuite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineterracotta, terra cotta
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Argile ordinaire ferrugineuse durcie par cuisson et dont on fait des poteries, des statues ou des matériaux de construction. 2. Objets de céramique fabriqués à base d’argile ferrugineuse cuite.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terre cuite
- terres cuites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terre cuite?
- /tɛʁ kɥit/
- \tɛʁ kɥit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terre cuite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.