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)

1. 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)

1. exoticism

Further reading

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