# Judecca

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah, Judas”). Doublet of Judaica and Giudecca.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/judecca