"aphrodisiac" meaning in English

See aphrodisiac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/, /æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aphrodisiac.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἀφροδισιακός||venereal}} Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} aphrodisiac (not comparable)
  1. Arousing or intensifying sexual desire. Tags: not-comparable Translations (intensifying sexual desire): afrodisíac (Catalan), afrodisiakum (Danish), amorveka (Esperanto), lempeä nostattava (Finnish), aphrodisiaque (French), aphrodisisch (German), αφροδισιακός (afrodisiakós) (Greek), lostavekjandi [masculine] (Icelandic), kynorkuaukandi [masculine] (Icelandic), lostaörvandi [masculine] (Icelandic), afrodisiaco [masculine] (Italian), 催淫の (sai'in-no) (alt: さいいん-の) (Japanese), 催淫性の) (sai'insei-no) (alt: さいいんせい-の) (Japanese), afrodisíaco (Portuguese), afrodisiac (Romanian), afrodisíaco (Spanish), afrodizyak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-aphrodisiac-en-adj-kgEN6DIL

Noun

IPA: /æf.ɹoʊˈdi.zi.æk/, /æf.ɹoʊˈdɪ.zi.æk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aphrodisiac.wav Forms: aphrodisiacs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἀφροδισιακός||venereal}} Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aphrodisiac (plural aphrodisiacs)
  1. Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect. Categories (topical): Sex Derived forms: anaphrodisiac, antiaphrodisiac Related terms: aphrodisia, aphrodisiacal, aphrodisiomania, aphrodisiomaniacal, Butea superba Translations (food or drug): afrodisíac [masculine] (Catalan), 春藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 春药 (chūnyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 媚藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 媚药 (mèiyào) (Chinese Mandarin), 壯陽藥 (Chinese Mandarin), 壮阳药 (zhuàngyángyào) [masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), afrodiziakum [neuter] (Czech), afrodisiakum [neuter] (Danish), afrodisiacum [neuter] (Dutch), lemmenruoka [food, lifestyle] (Finnish), lemmenjuoma (english: drink) (Finnish), lemmenrohto (Finnish), lemmenlääke (english: drug) (Finnish), afrodisiaka (Finnish), afrodisiakki (Finnish), aphrodisiaque [masculine] (French), Aphrodisiakum [neuter] (German), αφροδισιακό (afrodisiakó) [neuter] (Greek), ástalyf [neuter] (Icelandic), frygðarlyf [neuter] (Icelandic), kynorkulyf [neuter] (Icelandic), frygðarauki [masculine] (Icelandic), afrodisiak (Indonesian), afrodisiaco [masculine] (Italian), 媚薬 (biyaku) (Japanese), 催淫剤 (sai'inzai) (alt: さいいんざい) (Japanese), 춘약 (chunyak) (alt: 春藥) (Korean), 미약 (miyak) (alt: 媚藥) (Korean), 음약 (eumyak) (alt: 淫藥) (Korean), 최음제 (choeeumje) (alt: 催淫劑) (Korean), 강정제 (gangjeongje) (alt: 強精劑) (Korean), afrodyzjak [masculine] (Polish), afrodisíaco [masculine] (Portuguese), afrodiziac [neuter] (Romanian), афродизиа́к (afrodiziák) [masculine] (Russian), afrodisíaco [masculine] (Spanish), mkuyati (Swahili), afrodisiakum [neuter] (Swedish), afrodizyak (Turkish), афродизіа́к (afrodyziák) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Inflected forms

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          "ref": "c. 1970, Henry Kissinger, quoted in The New York Times (28 October 1973)",
          "text": "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac."
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          "ref": "1989, “Funky Cold Medina”, in Lōc’ed After Dark, performed by Tone Lōc:",
          "text": "This brother told me a secret on how to get more chicks / Put a little Medina in your glass, and the girls'll come real quick / It's better than any alcohol or aphrodisiac",
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      "sense": "food or drug",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "afrodisiakum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "food or drug",
      "word": "afrodizyak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "afrodyziák",
      "sense": "food or drug",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "афродизіа́к"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aphrodisiac"
}

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