aphrodisiac

aph·ro·di·si·ac

noun \ˌa-frə-ˈdē-zē-ˌak, -ˈdi-zē-\

Definition of APHRODISIAC

1

: an agent (as a food or drug) that arouses or is held to arouse sexual desire

2

: something that excites

— aphrodisiac also aph·ro·di·si·a·cal \ˌa-frə-di-ˈsī-ə-kəl, -ˈzī-\ adjective

Origin of APHRODISIAC

Greek aphrodisiakos sexual, gem with aphrodisiac properties, from aphrodisia heterosexual pleasures, from neuter plural of aphrodisios of Aphrodite, from Aphroditē

First Known Use: 1719

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with APHRODISIAC

Anglophiliac, coprophiliac, Dionysiac, dipsomaniac, egomaniac, hemophiliac, hypochondriac, intracardiac, kleptomaniac, melancholiac, monomaniac, mythomaniac, necrophiliac, neophiliac, nymphomaniac, paraphiliac, pedophiliac, pyromaniac, sacroiliac, sal ammoniac