eroina
heroin
noun eh-roh-EE-nah Rare
Origin: From German Heroin, a brand name coined by Bayer in 1898, from Greek hērōs, 'hero.'
Also means
heroine
Usage Note
Eroina is a true homograph: it means both 'heroin' (the drug) and 'heroine' (a female hero), and the two are pronounced identically (eh-roh-EE-nah) — only context disambiguates. The drug sense dominates in news media. The masculine counterpart for 'hero' is eroe.
Examples
"La polizia ha sequestrato una partita di eroina."
Natural Translation
Police seized a shipment of heroin.

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