APHRODISIAC


Meaning of APHRODISIAC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-frə-ˈdē-zē-ˌak, -ˈdi-zē- ]

noun

Etymology: Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, gem with aphrodisiac properties, from aphrodisia heterosexual pleasures, from neuter plural of aphrodisios of Aphrodite, from Aphroditē

Date: 1719

1. : an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire

2. : something that excites

• aphrodisiac also aph·ro·di·si·a·cal ˌa-frə-di-ˈsī-ə-kəl, -ˈzī- adjective

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