aphrodisiac

UK: /ˌæfrəˈdɪziæk/

US: /ˌæfrəˈdizɛˌæk, -ˈdɪziˌæk/

US: (af′rə dē′ze ak′, -diz′ē ak′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

aph•ro•dis•i•ac /ˌæfrəˈdizɛˌæk, -ˈdɪziˌæk/   adj. 

1. Also, aph•ro•di•si•a•cal/ˌæfrədəˈzaɪəkəl, -ˈsaɪ-/.  arousing or believed to arouse sexual desire.

n. [countable]

2. a food, drug, or other agent that arouses or is believed to arouse sexual desire.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

aph•ro•dis•i•ac  (af′rə dē′ze ak′, -diz′ē ak′), adj. 

Also, aph•ro•di•si•a•cal  (af′rə də zī′ə kəl, -sī′-). arousing sexual desire.

n. 

1. an aphrodisiac food, drug, potion, or other agent that arouses sexual desire.

• Greek aphrodīsiak ós relating to love or desire, equivalent. to aphrodí̄si(os) of Aphrodite + -akos -ac
• 1710–20

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aphrodisiac / ˌæfrəˈdɪzɪˌæk/ noun

1. a drug, food, etc, that excites sexual desire

adjective

1. exciting or heightening sexual desire

Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek aphrodisiakos, from aphrodisios belonging to Aphrodite