heroin

Senso (Inglese)

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.

Concetti

eroina

ero

sinonimi

diacetylmorphine

heroine

🦸‍♀️

diamorphine

scag

sugar

horse

🐴

second to none

cocaine

strong drug

jones

china white

Traduzioni

héroïne

🦸‍♀️

heroína

🦸‍♀️

Heroin

heroïne

heroína

🦸‍♀️

ηρωίνη

heroïna

eroin

هيروين

caballo

🐴

heroïne

héro

diacétylmorphine

blanche

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Since the 1890s, from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.