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

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.məˈzo.nəs]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.maˈzo.nes]

Proper noun

Amazones m

Amazon (river)

Derived terms

Related terms

Dutch

Noun

Amazones

plural of Amazone

Latin

Noun

Amāzones

nominative/vocative plural of Amāzōn

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