First Known Use: 14th century
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Priapus
noun Pri·a·pus \prī-ˈā-pəs\
Definition of PRIAPUS
: a Greek and Roman god of gardens and male generative power
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Origin of PRIAPUS
Latin, from Greek Priapos
Rhymes with PRIAPUS
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