/ ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə; NAmE / noun
(from Italian , formal or humorous ) a person's female lover
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: Italian , literally enamoured , feminine of inamorato , past participle of the verb inamorare , based on Latin amor love.
/ ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə; NAmE / noun
(from Italian , formal or humorous ) a person's female lover
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: Italian , literally enamoured , feminine of inamorato , past participle of the verb inamorare , based on Latin amor love.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005