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aphrodisiac

n.
US //ˌæfɹoʊˈdiziæk// UK //ˌæfɹədˈɪsɪˌæk// aphro·disi·ac
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

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