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erotica

  • /ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/

Where it comes from

From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós). By surface analysis, erotic + -ica.

noun eroticas

  1. uncountable Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work. There's a fine line between erotica and pornography.
  2. countable A work of erotica. Rather a principal avenue of traffic and distribution of eroticas is the social network of age-peers ([…]).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ars, erotism, erotographomania, erotologist, pornology, erotology, literature, erotic capital, escape literature, lesbiana, scatology, literaturology, exoterics, pornosexuality, orature, lit.

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noun erotic literature or art

Españolerótica
한국어색정 작품 saekjeong jakpum, 에로티카 erotika, 성애물 seong'aemul
日本語色情作品 shikijō sakuhin, エロティカ erotika
中文色情作品 sèqíng zuòpǐn, 淫穢書畫 /淫秽书画 yínhuì shūhuà
Portuguêserotismo, erótica
Françaisérotisme
DeutschErotik
Italianoerotismo
Românăerotism
Русскийэро́тика erótika
العربيةشَبَقِيَّة šabaqiyya

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@misc{erotica_2026,
  title = {erotica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erotica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}