Main Entry:

ma·jol·i·ca

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈjä-li-kə\

Variant(s):

also ma·iol·i·ca \-ˈyä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian maiolica, from Old Italian Maiolica, Maiorica Majorca

Date:

1851

1: earthenware covered with an opaque tin glaze and decorated on the glaze before firing ; especially : an Italian ware of this kind2: a 19th century earthenware modeled in naturalistic shapes and glazed in lively colors