opium

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
2. (broadly, countable) Anything that numbs or stupefies.

Synonyms

codeine

coke

dope

mist

narcotic

smoke

snow

❄️

territory

vapor

narcotic drugs

thebaic

thebaica

cocaine

tobacco

contraband goods

Translations

opio

opium

Opium

oppio

opium

όπιο

أفيون

opi

ópio

afyon

αφιόνι

opium

esrarkeş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós
Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
Latin opiumbor.
Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
English opium
Borrowed from Latin opium and Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós (“juice, resin”).