amorosa
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.
Noun
[edit]amorosa (plural amorosas)
- (archaic) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
- 1634, T[homas] H[erbert], A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, →OCLC:
- But the amorosas—or those of the order of Lais, like those amhuhaia of old amongs't the Syrians—be more sociable, have mos't freedom, and in this region are not wors't es'teemed of
References
[edit]“amorosa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.muˈɾo.zə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.moˈɾo.zə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.moˈɾo.za]
- Rhymes: -oza
Adjective
[edit]amorosa
Galician
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amorosa f sg
Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amorosa f sg
Noun
[edit]amorosa f (plural amorose)
Portuguese
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amorosa
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]amorosa f sg
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