Talavera

noun

Tala·​ve·​ra

ˌtaləˈverə

plural -s

: colorful glazed and decorated earthenware of Spanish or Spanish colonial origin

Word History

Etymology

from Talavera de la Reina, commune of central Spain where it originated

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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