afrodisiak

Indonesian

Etymology

From English aphrodisiac, from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [afrodiˈsiak]
• Hyphenation: af‧ro‧di‧si‧ak

Noun

afrodisiak (uncountable)

1. aphrodisiac: something, generally a food or drug, having arousing or intensifying sexual desire effect.

Further reading

• “afrodisiak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.