Main Entry:

¹ex·ot·ic

Pronunciation:

\ig-ˈzä-tik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Latin exoticus, from Greek exōtikos, from exō

Date:

1599

1: introduced from another country : not native to the place where found <exotic plants>2archaic : foreign, alien3: strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual <exotic flavors>4: of or relating to striptease <exotic dancing>

— ex·ot·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— ex·ot·ic·ness \-tik-nəs\ noun