How is this, characteristic for Spain and Portugal, ceramic tilework called?

azulejo
tessera
placa
arabesque
Azulejos are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses, schools, and nowadays, restaurants, bars and even railways or subway stations. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control in homes.
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azulejo
tessera
placa
arabesque
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flagSpain
88%
0%
0%
11%
18
flagPortugal
85%
0%
2%
11%
35
flagthe Netherlands
75%
0%
0%
25%
20
flagAustria
73%
8%
4%
13%
68
flagAustralia
63%
13%
6%
16%
30
flagFrance
63%
9%
9%
18%
22
flagGermany
58%
13%
9%
16%
395
flagSwitzerland
58%
16%
10%
14%
55
flagGreece
52%
0%
11%
35%
17
flagPoland
50%
10%
9%
28%
5083
flagRepublic of Ireland
50%
18%
4%
27%
22
flagthe United Kingdom
45%
16%
9%
27%
91
flagthe United States
44%
19%
7%
28%
128
flagBelgium
43%
6%
25%
25%
16
flagItaly
41%
17%
5%
29%
17
flagIndia
40%
36%
8%
14%
49
flagPakistan
38%
22%
27%
11%
18
flagCanada
32%
24%
16%
28%
25
flagRomania
28%
7%
14%
50%
14
flagTurkey
16%
25%
16%
41%
12