exotisme

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French exotisme. Equivalent to exotisch +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.soːˈtɪs.mə/
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Hyphenation: exo‧tis‧me
Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

exotisme n (uncountable)

A preference for the exotic, esp. when at the expense of the familiar and the indigenous.

French

Etymology

From exot(ique) +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛɡ.zɔ.tism/, /ɛɡ.zɔ.tizm/
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Noun

exotisme m (plural exotismes)

exoticism

Further reading

“exotisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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