romantica

noun
/ɹoʊˈmæntɪkə/US

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 Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticabor. English erotica blend English romantica Blend of romance + erotica.

  1. derived from erōticabor

Definitions

  1. Erotic romance.

    • Actively seeking romance (including category), romantica, women’s fiction, mystery, thrillers and young adult. Does not want to receive poetry, short stories or screenplays.
    • If one believes the marketing strategies of erotic romance publishers, romantica re-envisions an autonomous female sexuality.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for romantica. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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