aphrodisiac

noun aph·ro·di·si·ac \ˌa-frə-ˈdē-zē-ˌak, -ˈdi-zē-\

: something (such as a food, drink, or drug) that causes or increases sexual desire

Full Definition of APHRODISIAC

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

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

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Origin of APHRODISIAC

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

First Known Use: 1711

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Rhymes with APHRODISIAC

Anglophiliac, coprophiliac, Dionysiac, dipsomaniac, egomaniac, hemophiliac, hypochondriac, intracardiac, kleptomaniac, melancholiac, monomaniac, mythomaniac, necrophiliac, neophiliac, nymphomaniac, paraphiliac, pedophiliac, pyromaniac, sacroiliac, sal ammoniac

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