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earthenware

/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/

earthenware noun: an opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

earthenware: an opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds
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Noun

earthenware (countable and uncountable, plural earthenwares)

  1. (attributive, often) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
    • earthenware bowl

earthenware meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

earthenware in Hindi

ceramic
मृद्भांड mŕdbhāṇḍ

earthenware in Tamil

ceramic
மண்பாண்டம் maṇpāṇṭam, மட்பாண்டம் maṭpāṇṭam, மட்கலம் maṭkalam

earthenware in Urdu

earthenware; terracotta
سفال sifāl

earthenware in Malayalam

ceramic
മൺപാത്രം maṇpātraṁ
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earthenware in Kannada
ಜೇಡಿಮಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ, ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಪಾತ್ರೆ, ಪಿಂಗಾಣಿಯ ಪಾತ್ರೆ
earthenware in Punjabi
بھانڈا bhānḍā
earthenware in Sanskrit
मृद्भाण्ड mṛdbhāṇḍa
earthenware in Indonesian
tembikar
earthenware in Persian
سفال sofâl

Examples of earthenware in a sentence

  • Renaissance tin-glazed Italian maiolica earthenware was made in Urbino and other centres.
  • Vinayakram, an expert on the ghatam, an earthenware pot played with thrummed fingers or open palms.
  • This example is a primitive burnished earthenware with chattered vertical comb lines.

All 13 example sentences with earthenware

Forms of earthenware

pluralearthenwares

Origin of earthenware

From earthen + -ware, first recorded appearance in 1673. Compare Dutch aardewerk (“earthenware”).

Questions about earthenware

What does earthenware mean?
Earthenware means an opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
What is earthenware in Hindi?
Earthenware in Hindi is मृद्भांड (mŕdbhāṇḍ). See Earthenware meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is earthenware?
Earthenware is a noun.
How do you pronounce earthenware?
Earthenware is pronounced /ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/ (UK).
What is the plural of earthenware?
The plural of earthenware is earthenwares.

Words near earthenware in the dictionary

  1. earthen
  2. earthen mound
  3. earthened
  4. earthening
  5. earthens
  6. earthenware
  7. earthenwares
  8. earthenwork
  9. earthenworks
  10. earther
  11. earthers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: earthenware (page history and authors); سفال (Urdu) (page history and authors); earthenware (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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