amoroso

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noun

A male lover.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

amoroso1

nounamoroso (plural amorosos or amorosi)

plural amorosos · plural amorosi

adjectiveamoroso (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmenttender; loving

Amoroso2

proper nounAmoroso (plural Amorosos)

plural Amorosos

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

amoroso · noun, adjective

  1. Italianamoroso
  2. Englishamoroso

Borrowed from Italian amoroso. Doublet of amorous and amoureux.

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Amoroso · proper noun

  1. ItalianAmoroso
  2. EnglishAmoroso

Borrowed from Italian Amoroso.

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APA

amoroso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoroso

MLA

“amoroso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoroso. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amoroso,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amoroso.

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