amorosa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.

Noun

amorosa (plural amorosas)

  1. (archaic) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for amorosa in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.moˈɾo.zə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ə.muˈɾo.zə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.moˈɾo.za/
  • Rhymes: -oza

Adjective

amorosa

  1. feminine singular of amorós

Galician

Adjective

amorosa f sg

  1. feminine singular of amoroso

Italian

Adjective

amorosa f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective amoroso.

Noun

amorosa f (plural amorose)

  1. feminine equivalent of amoroso (“lover”)

Portuguese

Adjective

amorosa

  1. Feminine singular of adjective amoroso.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amoˈɾosa/

Adjective

amorosa f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective amoroso.
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