namorado

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese namorado, from namorar, from en- +‎ amor (“love”) +‎ -ar. Compare Catalan enamorat, Spanish enamorado and Italian innamorato.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /na.moˈɾa.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /na.moˈɾa.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ.muˈɾa.du/ [nɐ.muˈɾa.ðu]

Noun

namorado m (plural namorados, feminine namorada, feminine plural namoradas)

  1. boyfriend (male romantic partner)
  2. (Brazil, zoology) type of marine fish – either Pseudopercis numida or Pseudopercis semifasciata, Brazilian sand perch species

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:namorado.

Derived terms

Participle

namorado (feminine namorada, masculine plural namorados, feminine plural namoradas)

  1. past participle of namorar
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