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Etymology
From amoro (“sexual intercourse”) + veki (“to awake, arouse”) + -a (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eka
- Hyphenation: a‧mor‧ve‧ka
Adjective
amorveka (accusative singular amorvekan, plural amorvekaj, accusative plural amorvekajn)
- sexually arousing, sexy, hot
- Vladimír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk dum la Mondmilito (The Good Soldier Švejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 1, Chapter 14,
- Kaj antaŭ ol li revenis, ŝi transvestis sin en travideblan matenan robon, kiu faris ŝin neordinare alloga kaj amorveka.
- And before he came back she changed into a transparent gown, which made her exceptionally alluring and attractive (lit. sexy). (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)
- aphrodisiac
- Bertil Nilsson (translator), Orm la ruĝa by Frans G. Bengtsson, (Röde Orm / The Long Ships),
- —Povas esti, ke ŝi donis al vi amorvekan trinkaĵon, diris frato Willibald, kaj estas ĝi, kiu donas tian firmecon al via inklino.
- Perhaps she gave you an aphrodisiac drink, said brother Willibald, and that is what is giving you such firmness in your inclination.