English Online Dictionary. What means fetish? What does fetish mean?
English
Alternative forms
- fetich (dated) [18th c.–present]
Etymology
Borrowed from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço, from Latin factīcius (“artificial”). Doublet of factitious.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: fĕtʹĭsh, fēʹtĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/, /ˈfiː.tɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪʃ, -iːtɪʃ
Noun
fetish (countable and uncountable, plural fetishes)
- Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]
- (animism, dated) A figure representing the spirit of a deity, human, or animal; an idol or voodoo doll.
- (countable, uncountable) Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]
- Synonym: kink
- An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- feiths, thiefs
Juba Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic فَتَّشَ (fattaša).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸetiɕ/, [ˈɸe.tɪɕ]
Verb
fetish
- to inspect
- to search, look up
References
- Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 133