exotisme
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French exotisme. Equivalent to exotisch + -isme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛk.soːˈtɪs.mə/
Audio: (file) - 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/
Audio: (file)
Noun
exotisme m (plural exotismes)
Further reading
- “exotisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.