Judecca

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛkə

Proper noun

Judecca

  1. (literature) A zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot
    Coordinate terms: Antenora, Ptolomea, Caina
    Hypernyms: Cocytus, hell
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