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earthenware

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: ER1 TH AH0 N W EH2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, countable, often, uncountable

Topics: ceramics, chemistry, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • earthenware bowl

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ceramic ware

Narrower terms: delft, faience, majolica, maiolica, terra cotta, terra sigillata, Samian ware

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: глинени изделия (glineni izdelija) — ceramic
  • Catalan: pisa — ceramic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陶器 (táoqì) — ceramic
  • Dutch: aardewerk — ceramic
  • Finnish: savitavara — ceramic
  • Finnish: kivitavara — ceramic
  • French: poterie — ceramic
  • Galician: louza — ceramic
  • German: Töpferwaren — ceramic
  • German: Steingut — ceramic
  • Hindi: मृद्भांड (mŕdbhāṇḍ) — ceramic
  • Indonesian: tembikar — ceramic
  • Italian: coccio — ceramic
  • Italian: terraglia — ceramic
  • Japanese: 瀬戸物 (setomono) — ceramic
  • Japanese: 土器 — ceramic
  • Kabuverdianu: póti — ceramic
  • Latin: fictilis — ceramic
  • Malayalam: മൺപാത്രം (maṇpātraṁ) — ceramic
  • Nahuatl: tepalcatl — ceramic
  • Navajo: łeetsʼaaʼ — ceramic
  • Norman: tèrr'rie — ceramic
  • Persian: سفال (sofâl) — ceramic
  • Polish: ceramika — ceramic
  • Portuguese: cerâmica — ceramic
  • Punjabi: بھانڈا (bhānḍā) — ceramic
  • Quechua: kaña — ceramic
  • Russian: гли́няные изде́лия (glínjanyje izdélija) — ceramic
  • Russian: гонча́рные изде́лия (gončárnyje izdélija) — ceramic
  • Sanskrit: मृद्भाण्ड (mṛdbhāṇḍa) — ceramic
  • Spanish: loza — ceramic
  • Spanish: cerámica — ceramic
  • Tamil: மண்பாண்டம் (maṇpāṇṭam) — ceramic
  • Tamil: மட்பாண்டம் (maṭpāṇṭam) — ceramic
  • Tamil: மட்கலம் (maṭkalam) — ceramic
  • Ukrainian: череп'яний посуд (čerepʺjanyj posud) — ceramic
  • Ukrainian: гонча́рні ви́роби (hončárni výroby) — ceramic
  • Welsh: crochenwaith — ceramic
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