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])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ɾe̞ɡɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

ほれぐすり • (horegusuri) ←ほれぐすり (foregusuri)?

  1. love potion; aphrodisiac

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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