viagra

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/vaɪˈæɡɹə/

proper noun

A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.

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love pillsildenafilsildenafil citrate
OriginSanskrit व्याघ्र →
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Meanings

viagra1

nounviagra (usually uncountable, plural viagras)

plural viagras

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of Viagra.

Viagra2

proper noun
  1. medicineA brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.First known use 1990s

    Just like any other drug that elevates any aspect or level of performance, Viagra has a pretty harsh comedown, so to speak.

    2004, Jayson Gallaway, Diary of a Viagra Fiend, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 49

    Synonyms: love pill

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.

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love pill

More synonyms by meaning

nounvirility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men

Similar
sildenafilsildenafil citrate
Broader
virility druganti-impotence drug
Also see
sildenafilsildenafil citrate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Sanskritव्याघ्र“tiger”
  2. EnglishViagra

Marketing name, perhaps from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá, “tiger”), or perhaps based on words such as vigour or virility.

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Translations

Arabic فِيَاغْرَا, فِيَاجْرَا
  • فِيَاغْرَا (fiyāḡrā)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
  • فِيَاجْرَا (fiyāgrā)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Catalan Viagra
  • Viagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Chinese Mandarin 偉哥 /伟哥
  • 偉哥 /伟哥 (Wěigē)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Finnish Viagra
  • Viagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
German Viagra
  • Viagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Japanese バイアグラ
  • バイアグラ (Baiagura)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Korean 비아그라
  • 비아그라 (Biageura)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Portuguese Viagra
  • Viagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Russian Виа́гра
  • Виа́гра (Viágra)trademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Spanish Viagra
  • Viagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction
Tagalog Bayagra
  • Bayagratrademark name of the drug, sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Aragvi
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