amorosa

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.

Noun

amorosa (plural amorosas)

  1. (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

“amorosa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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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 amoroso

Noun

amorosa f (plural amorose)

  1. female equivalent of amoroso (“lover”)

Portuguese

Adjective

amorosa

  1. feminine singular of amoroso

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amoˈɾosa/
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: a‧mo‧ro‧sa

Adjective

amorosa f sg

  1. feminine singular of amoroso
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