# Judaica

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/ · frequency rank #85,399

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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