amorosa
English
Noun
amorosa (plural amorosas)
- (archaic) A wanton woman; a courtesan.
- 1634, T[homas] H[erbert], A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile, 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.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amoˈɾosa/ [a.moˈɾo.sa]
- Rhymes: -osa
- Syllabification: a‧mo‧ro‧sa
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