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aphrodisiac.

Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk//æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/
  1. Arousing or intensifying sexual desire.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk//æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/
  1. Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

Where this word comes from

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

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