amorosa

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noun

A wanton woman; a courtesan.

OriginItalian amorosa →
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Meanings

nounamorosa (plural amorosas)

plural amorosas

  1. archaicA 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 of

    1634, 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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Italianamorosa
  2. Englishamorosa

Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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