/ ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk; NAmE / noun
a food or drug that is said to give people a strong desire to have sex
► aph·ro·dis·iac adjective :
the aphrodisiac qualities of ginseng
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Greek aphrodisiakos , from aphrodisios , from Aphroditē , literally foam-born , from aphros foam .