terra cotta in Italian means "baked earth". Terra cotta is generally the term applied to low fired red clay.
clay
Terracotta is a type of red clay that is used for pottery and tiles. It is also used in other art and sculptures.
The color of terra cotta is a brown-orange combination. Think of a clay flower pot that you would see at a garden center. These are usually terra cotta.
Terra Cotta
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That kind of clay is called terra cotta.
I used the terra cotta in my backyard?
clay, almost all pieces of pottery are made from a form of clay, such as terra cotta, stoneware, or porcelain
TERRA COTTA ROOF
Terracotta is an earthenware clay. It contains, in addition to the usual clay minerals of alumnia and silica, a fair amount of iron oxide, which gives it the characteristic red colour.
Terra cotta in Italian means "baked earth" in English and originates from the same-meaning Latin phrase terra cocta.