exotica
noun/ɪɡˈzɒtɪkə/
/ɪɡˈzɑːtɪkə/
[uncountable]- unusual and exciting things, especially from other countries
- a sale of antiques and exotica
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin, neuter plural of exoticus, from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’.Want to learn more?
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