Definition
Pottery made from clay and fired in a kiln, typically porous and less refined than porcelain or stoneware.
Etymology
Compound of 'earthen' (made of earth) and 'ware' (goods/merchandise). The term crystallized in English around the 16th century to distinguish crude pottery from fine ceramics.
Kelly Says
Earthenware is porous, which is why ancient civilizations used it for water storage—the tiny holes allow water to seep out slightly and evaporate, cooling the contents, making it nature's air-conditioning before electricity!
Translations
BNবাংলা
মৃত্তিকা
mur-ti-ka
CACatalà
ceràmica
ce-ra-mi-ka
CSČeština
keramika
ke-ra-mi-ka
DADansk
keramik
ke-ra-mik
DEDeutsch
Tonware
ton-va-re
ELΕλληνικά
κεραμικά
ke-ra-mi-ka
FISuomi
keramiikka
ke-ra-mi-ikka
FRFrançais
faïence
fay-ens
GUGU
મટીના વાસણ
mat-ti-na va-san
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी का बर्तन
mit-ti ka bar-tan
HUMagyar
kerámia
ke-ra-mia
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerabah
ge-ra-bah
ITItaliano
terracotta
ter-ra-kot-ta
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ មាស
bra-pov-an ma-as
KO한국어
흙 도자기
heuk do-ja-gi
MRMR
मिट्टीचे बर्तन
mit-ti-che bar-tan
MSBahasa Melayu
gerabah
ge-ra-bah
NLNederlands
aardewerk
ar-de-werk
NONorsk
keramikk
ke-ra-mik
PAPA
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ Vessels
mit-ti da ves-sels
PLPolski
ceramika
ce-ra-mi-ka
PTPortuguês
cerâmica
seh-ra-mee-ka
RORomână
ceramică
ce-ra-mi-ka
RUРусский
керамика
ker-a-mi-ka
SVSvenska
keramik
ke-ra-mik
SWKiswahili
vifaa vya udongo
vi-faa vya u-don-go
TAதமிழ்
மண்பாண்டம்
man-pa-an-dam
THไทย
เครื่องปั้นดินเผา
khrueang pan din phae
UKУкраїнська
кераміка
ke-ra-mi-ka