erotica

See also: erótica, eròtica, and erotică

English

Etymology

From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/

Noun

erotica (uncountable)

1. Erotic literature, art, decoration or other such work.

   There's a fine line between erotica and pornography.

Usage notes

This word sometimes encompasses only material that is not pornographic and has or is purported to have artistic or social value, but also can include pornography, depending on the context and speaker.

Translations

erotic literature or art

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 色情作品 (sèqíng zuòpǐn), 淫穢書畫／淫秽书画 (yínhuì shūhuà), 淫秽书画 (yínhuì shūhuà)

• Czech: erotika (cs) f
• Danish: erotica pl, erotika pl
• Estonian: erootika
• Finnish: eroottinen kirjallisuus
• French: érotisme (fr) m
• Japanese: 色情作品 (shikijō sakuhin)
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• Korean: 색정 작품 (saekjeong jakpum)
• Lithuanian: erotika f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: erotikk m

  Nynorsk: erotikk m

• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: эро́тика (ru) f (erótika)
• Spanish: erotismo m
• Swedish: erotik (sv) c

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Danish

Alternative forms

• erotika

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erotika/, [eˈʁoˀtˢikʰa]

Noun

erotica (plural only)

1. erotica

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Italian

Adjective

erotica

1. feminine singular of erotico

Anagrams

• cairote, corteai, teorica

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) erōtica

1. nominative feminine singular of erōticus
2. nominative neuter plural of erōticus
3. accusative neuter plural of erōticus
4. vocative feminine singular of erōticus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) erōticā

1. ablative feminine singular of erōticus

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈrotika]

Adjective

erotica

1. definite feminine singular nominative/accusative of erotic (“erotic”)

Noun

erotica f

1. definite singular nominative/accusative of erotică (“erotica”)