fetich

Variant of fetish

fetish definition

fet·ish (fet′is̸h; also fēt′-)

noun

  1. any object believed by some person or group to have magic power
  2. any thing or activity to which one is irrationally devoted to make a fetish of sports
  3. Psychiatry any nonsexual object, such as a foot or a glove, that abnormally excites erotic feelings

Etymology: Fr fétiche < Port feitiço, a charm, sorcery; orig. adj. < L facticius, made by art, factitious

Also sp. fetich fet′·ich

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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