amorosa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.
Noun
amorosa (plural amorosas)
- (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.
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.muˈɾo.zə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.moˈɾo.zə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.moˈɾo.za]
- Rhymes: -oza
Adjective
amorosa
- feminine singular of amorós
Galician
Adjective
amorosa f sg
- feminine singular of amoroso
Italian
Adjective
amorosa f sg
- feminine singular of amoroso
Noun
amorosa f (plural amorose)
Portuguese
Adjective
amorosa
- feminine singular of amoroso
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amoˈɾosa/ [a.moˈɾo.sa]
- Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: a‧mo‧ro‧sa
Adjective
amorosa f sg
- feminine singular of amoroso
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish amorosa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamoˈɾosa/ [ʔɐ.moˈɾoː.sɐ]
- Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: a‧mo‧ro‧sa
Adjective
amorosa (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜓᜇᜓᜐ)
- feminine of amoroso