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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Yoruba Ìyámọ̀pọ́ (“a female deity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
amapô f (plural amapôs)
- (Brazil, gay slang) woman
- Synonym: mulher
2019 May 13, Luísa Marilac, Nana Queiroz, Eu, travesti: Memórias de Luísa Marilac, Editora Record, →ISBN:Bati o telefone na cara da mulher. Ela retornava — e eu desligava de novo. Mas a insistência da amapô era tão grande que tive que conversar com ela: […]- I hung up the phone on the woman. She called back — and I hung up again. But the persistence of the woman was so great that I had to talk to her:
Further reading
- “amapô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025