Viagra
See also: viagra
English
Etymology
Marketing name, perhaps from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá, “tiger”), or perhaps based on words such as vigour, virility, victory and Niagara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaɪˈæɡɹə/
Proper noun
Viagra
- (pharmacology) A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction. [from 1990s]
- Synonym: love pill
- 2004, Jayson Gallaway, Diary of a Viagra Fiend, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 49:
- Just like any other drug that elevates any aspect or level of performance, Viagra has a pretty harsh comedown, so to speak.
Translations
trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Further reading
- “Viagra”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Viagra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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