amapô

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ìyámọ̀pọ́ (a female deity).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

amapô f (plural amapôs)

  1. (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), 20062025