English Explanatory Dictionary

aqua Tofana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strong poison, containing arsenic, said to have been widely used in Naples and Rome in the 17th century.

Word forms

aqua Tofana

Etymology

Named after Giulia Tofana, the woman supposed to have produced it.

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