Added 9 October 2026
exotic
/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/ adjective
In Latin: peregrinus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exotic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exōtikós, “foreign”, literally “from the outside”), from ἐξω- (exō-, “outside”), from ἐξ (ex, “out of”).
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