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aphrodisiac

aph·ro·di·siac

UK/æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/ US/æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/ uncommon

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noun

1.

a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

Origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

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