exotic

English

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Etymology

From Latin exoticus, from ἐξωτικός (eksotikos, “foreign”), literally "from the outside", from ἐξω- (ekso, “outside”), from ἐξ (eks, “out of”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/, SAMPA: /Ig"zQtIk/
• (US) IPA: /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/, SAMPA: /Ig"zAtIk/

  Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Adjective

exotic (comparative more exotic, superlative most exotic)

1. Foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign.

   exotic appearance

2. Non-native to the ecosystem.

Related terms

• exotica

Derived terms

• exotically
• exoticness
• exotic animal
• exotic atom
• exotic baryon
• exotic pet
• exotic sphere

Translations

foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign

Catalan: exòtic (ca) Croatian: egzòtičan (hr) Czech: exotický (cs) m., cizokrajný (cs) m. Esperanto: ekzotika (eo), ekzota (eo) Greek: εξωτικός (el) (eksotikós) m. Ido: exotika (io) Japanese: エキゾチック (ja) (ekizochikku) Korean: 이국적인 (ko) (igukjeogin), 이국풍의 (ko) (igukpungui)

Persian: غریب (fa) Polish: egzotyczny (pl) m. Portuguese: exótico (pt) Russian: экзоти́ческий (ru) (ekzotíčeskij), экзоти́чный (ru) (ekzotíčnyj) Scottish Gaelic: coimheach (gd), eilthireach (gd) Spanish: exótico (es)

non-native to the eco-system

Croatian: egzòtičan (hr) Greek: εξωτικός (el) (eksotikós) m. Japanese: 外来 (ja) (gairai) Korean: 외래의 (ko) (oeraeui), 외국산의 (ko) (oeguksanui)

Portuguese: exótico (pt) m., exótica (pt) f. Russian: экзоти́ческий (ru) (ekzotíčeskij) Spanish: exótico (es) m.

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Mandarin: 異乎尋常 (cmn), 异乎寻常 (cmn) Dutch: exotisch (nl), exotische (nl) French: exotique (fr) m. and f. German: exotisch (de) Greek: εξωτικός (el) m., εξωτική (el) f., εξωτικό (el) n. Hungarian: egzotikus (hu) Italian: esotico (it) m.

Romanian: exotic (ro) Swedish: exotisk (sv) Slovene: eksotičen (sl) m., eksotična (sl) f., eksotično (sl) n.

Noun

exotic (plural exotics)

1. (biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
2. An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

Derived terms

• invasive exotic

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Romanian

Adjective

exotic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. exotic

Declension

declension of exotic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	exotic		exotică	exotici	exotice
	definite	exoticul		exotica	exoticii	exoticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	exotic		exotice	exotici	exotice
	definite	exoticului		exoticei	exoticilor	exoticelor