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
77%
0%
0%
22%
18
flagAustria
72%
9%
4%
13%
65
flagFrance
66%
9%
4%
19%
21
flagAustralia
65%
10%
6%
17%
29
flagGermany
57%
13%
10%
17%
354
flagSwitzerland
57%
17%
9%
15%
52
flagGreece
52%
0%
11%
35%
17
flagPoland
50%
10%
9%
28%
4983
flagRepublic of Ireland
50%
18%
4%
27%
22
flagItaly
41%
17%
5%
29%
17
flagthe United Kingdom
40%
16%
11%
30%
79
flagBelgium
40%
6%
26%
26%
15
flagIndia
39%
37%
8%
14%
48
flagPakistan
38%
22%
27%
11%
18
flagthe United States
37%
20%
8%
33%
108
flagCanada
31%
18%
18%
31%
22
flagRomania
28%
7%
14%
50%
14
flagTurkey
18%
18%
18%
45%
11