aphrodisiac
noun/ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk/
/ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk/
- a food or drug that is said to give people a strong desire to have sex
- a powerful aphrodisiac
- Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Greek aphrodisiakos, from aphrodisios, from Aphroditē, literally ‘foam-born’, from aphros ‘foam’.Definitions on the go
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