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ipecac

ipe·cac

UK/ˈɪp.ɪ.kæk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning)

Origin

Contraction of ipecacuanha, from Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Old Tupi ypekakûãîa, from ypeka (“duck”) + akûãîa (“penis”).

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