romantica
/ɹoʊˈmæntɪkə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Actively seeking romance (including category), romantica, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. Does not want to receive poetry, short stories or screenplays."
- "This is Madison Lake’s third steamy romantica novel in a rapidly growing collection. She stumbled upon writing romantica quite by accident when, after reading some of her work, several colleagues suggested she explore the genre. Since then, writing romantica has become a passion (no pun intended)."
- "If one believes the marketing strategies of erotic romance publishers, romantica re-envisions an autonomous female sexuality."
Etymology
Etymology tree English romance Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticabor. English erotica blend English romantica Blend of romance + erotica.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹoʊˈmæntɪkə/