exotic
An organism that is exotic to an environmentAn organism that is exotic to an environment; an introduced species.
» We got to eat exotic dishes.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesAn organism that is exotic to an environment; an introduced species.
Exot
экзо́тekzót
A person not native to a particular area; a foreigner.
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
Any exotic particle.
Glueballs, theoretical particles composed only of gluons, are exotics.
Examples
74 sentencesWe got to eat exotic dishes.
We were able to eat exotic dishes.
What's the most exotic food you've tried?
I like exotic foods.
ruМне нравится экзотическая еда. — odexed
Her exotic perfume has a subtle scent.
Її екзотичні парфуми мають тонкий запах. — deniko
ruУ её экзотических духов тонкий аромат. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French exotique, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός (exBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: exotica / exoticsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.