exotica

plural noun

ex·​ot·​i·​ca ig-ˈzä-ti-kə 

: things excitingly different or unusual

especially : literary or artistic items having an exotic theme or nature

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Postwar Britain wasn’t accustomed to tomatoes, lemons, olive oil, fresh apricots, and the other exotica that Elizabeth David longed for after spending the war in the south of France, then Greece, then Cairo, and coming home to empty markets and terrible food. —Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021

However, there's a reason that just about every other manufacturer has gone to forced induction for their exotica. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2020

Indeed, the exotica of Latin American backdrops offered a far more alluring temptation for early video game developers in the 1980s. —Gabriel Solis, Wired, 29 Oct. 2021

Their size, their sound, the exotica of their games, shows, rides, and exhibits. —Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2021

In an unusual touch, Ms. Clark plays sitar on almost half these songs, and the instrument’s curling notes impart a feeling of second-hand exotica that fits the subject matter. —Mark Richardson, WSJ, 10 May 2021

And unlike tempestuous Italian exotica, its spacious body and four-wheel drive provide everyday performance. —Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 19 May 2020

Now the couple have brought at least some of the exotica of the island to our own continent. —Julia Reed, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2020

Her brand of electronic music encompassed orchestral pop, world exotica and tribal choirs, a seamless strand of world music over head-bobbing rhythms. —Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of exoticus

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above