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Where does “chamotte” come from?

chamotte (English) comes from French chamotte, from German Schamotte — grog, chamotte.

chamotte (English): A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of...

Definitions

  1. A ceramic raw material with a high percentage of...

Ancestry of “chamotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchamotte—
2GermanSchamottegrog, chamotte
Every word from German Schamotte →