Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

judaica

/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: ju-daica
IPA: /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects.

Uncountable

adj

Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.

Formal

Example Sentences

"‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the Judaica.’"
"You could find crucifixes as well as crystals, Christian mysticism alongside astrological charts, Buddhist self-help and Judaica sharing shelf space with Wiccan texts, Bibles cheek by jowl with copies of “Women Who Run With the Wolves.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: יְהוּדָה

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Judaic Hebraica

Synonyms

Jewish Judaic

Questions

How do you pronounce judaica?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/.
What does judaica mean?: Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects.
Where does judaica come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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