INAMORATA


Meaning of INAMORATA in English

/ 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.