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Talavera

Pronunciation: /taləˈvɛrə/

Definition of Talavera

noun

[mass noun]
  • fine earthenware produced in Mexico, featuring coloured decoration on an opaque white glaze: [as modifier]:Talavera ware has been the principal handicraft since Father Miguel founded the town’s first ceramics workshop

Origin:

early 19th century: named after Talavera de la Reina, the Spanish town where this variety of pottery originated

Talavera in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Talavera in the US English dictionary