n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-fr ə - ' d ē -z ē - ˌ ak, - ' di-z ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, gem with aphrodisiac properties, from aphrodisia heterosexual pleasures, from neuter plural of aphrodisios of Aphrodite, from Aphrodit ē
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 \ ˌ a-fr ə -di- ' s ī - ə -k ə l, - ' z ī - \ adjective