aphrodisiac
pronunciation
How to pronounce aphrodisiac in British English:
UK [ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk]
How to pronounce aphrodisiac in American English:
US [ˌæfrəˈdɪziˌæk, -ˈdizi-]
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- Noun:
- a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
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- Adjective:
- exciting sexual desire
Word Origin
- aphrodisiac (n.)
- 1719, from Greek aphrodisiakos "inducing sexual desire," from aphrodisios, "pertaining to Aphrodite; sexual pleasure; a temple of Aphrodite," Greek goddess of love and beauty. As an adjective from 1830 (earlier was aphrodisical, 1719)
Example
- 1. But is it really an aphrodisiac ?
- 2. It 's a particularly powerful aphrodisiac .
- 3. Holding hands can work as an aphrodisiac .
- 4. Now there 's something really aphrodisiac .
- 5. All three seal products have been exported in the past , as have seal penises , which are eaten as an aphrodisiac in asia .