Giudecca

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”). Doublet of Judaica.

Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.

• Rhymes: -ɛkə

Giudecca

1. A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.

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”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuˈdɛk.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛkka
• Hyphenation: Giu‧dèc‧ca

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1. Giudecca (long island in the Venetian Lagoon)

   Hypernyms: isola, Dorsoduro

2. (literature) Judecca, a zone in Dante's Inferno reserved to the traitors to masters and benefactors, named after Judas Iscariot

   Hypernyms: Cocito, inferno