Amazones

See also: amazones

Catalan

Etymology

Calque of Spanish (Río) Amazonas, whose name commemorates a tribe of fierce women warriors encountered by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amazones m

  1. Amazon (river)

Derived terms

Dutch

Noun

Amazones

  1. plural of Amazone

Latin

Noun

Amāzones

  1. nominative/vocative plural of Amāzōn
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