spanish fly

Span·ish fly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [span-ish flahy]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ flaɪ/
- /ˈspæn.ɪʃ flaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [span-ish flahy]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ flaɪ/

Definitions of spanish fly words

noun spanish fly Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac. 1
noun spanish fly Also, Spanishfly. Also called cantharis. a common European blister beetle, Cantharis (Lytta) vesicatoria, that yields this preparation. 1
noun spanish fly aphrodisiac obtained from beetles 1
noun spanish fly a European blister beetle, Lytta vesicatoria (family Meloidae), the dried bodies of which yield the pharmaceutical product cantharides 0
noun spanish fly a bright-green blister beetle (Lytta vesicatoria) of S Europe 0
noun spanish fly cantharides (sense 2) 0

See all 6 definitions of spanish fly

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Origin of spanish fly

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50; so called from the fact that the beetles are found in abundance in Spain

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Parts of speech for Spanish fly

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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spanish fly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spanish fly usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spanish fly

adj spanish fly

aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
love drug — (Slang) The drug Viagra.

All 2 Synonyms of spanish fly