crockery

English

Etymology

Crockery was first seen written in 1755. It derived from the English word crock and suffix -ery. It was not used commonly until the 18th century.

Noun

crockery (countable and uncountable; plural crockeries)

1. Plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.
2. Crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:crockery

Translations

plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware

• Afrikaans: breekware (af)
• Catalan: vaixella (ca) f
• Czech: nádobí (cs) n
• Finnish: astiat (fi) pl, talousastiat pl, pöytäastiat pl
• French: vaisselle (fr)
• German: Geschirr (de) n

• Italian: terraglia (it) f, vasellame (it) m
• Jèrriais: vaisselle f
• Polish: sztućce (pl)
• Portuguese: louças
• Sotho: dijana (st)

crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils

• Finnish: astiat (fi) pl
• German: Geschirr (de) n

• Italian: coccio (it) m

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
• Oxford English Dictionary.