ほれぐすり

Japanese

Alternative spelling
惚れ薬

Etymology

From 惚(ほ)れ (hore, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 惚(ほ)れる (horeru).”) + 薬(くすり) (kusuri).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほれぐすり [hòrégúꜜsùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾe̞ɡɯ̟sɨɾʲi]

Noun

ほれぐすり • (horegusuri) ^{←ほれぐすり (foregusuri)?}

1. love potion; aphrodisiac

Synonyms

• 媚薬(びやく) (biyaku)