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amorosa

amorosa noun: a wanton woman; a courtesan.

Noun

amorosa (plural amorosas)

  1. (archaic) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
    • 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 of1634, 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

Forms of amorosa

pluralamorosas

Origin of amorosa

Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.

Questions about amorosa

What does amorosa mean?
Amorosa means a wanton woman; a courtesan.
What part of speech is amorosa?
Amorosa is a noun.
What is the plural of amorosa?
The plural of amorosa is amorosas.

Words near amorosa in the dictionary

  1. Amoritic
  2. Amoritish
  3. amornings
  4. amorolfin
  5. amorolfine
  6. amorosa
  7. amorosas
  8. amorosi
  9. amorosities
  10. amorosity
  11. amoroso

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