Amorosa
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wanton woman; a courtesan. archaic
"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"
Example
More examples"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"
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian amorosa, feminine of amoroso.
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