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Latin
Verb
amāssō
- (Old Latin) first-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of amō
Usage notes
See explanation at amō.
Portuguese
Etymology
Deverbal from amassar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧mas‧so
- Rhymes: -asu
Noun
amasso m (plural amassos)
- crushing
- (Brazil, informal) makeout (passionate kissing or petting)
- Synonym: (Portugal) marmelada
Verb
amasso
- first-person singular present indicative of amassar
Further reading
- “amasso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “amasso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “amasso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “amasso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024