"amor" meaning in Portuguese

See amor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aˈmoʁ/ [Brazil], [aˈmoh] [Brazil], /aˈmoʁ/ [Brazil], [aˈmoh] [Brazil], /aˈmoɾ/ [São-Paulo], /aˈmoʁ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [aˈmoχ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /aˈmoɻ/ [Southern-Brazil], /ɐˈmoɾ/ [Portugal], /ɐˈmoɾ/ [Portugal], /ɐˈmo.ɾi/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: amores [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amor, from Latin amōrem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pt|roa-opt|amor|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese amor, {{inh+|pt|roa-opt|amor}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amor, {{inh|pt|la|amor|amōrem}} Latin amōrem Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} amor m (plural amores)
  1. love Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-amor-pt-noun-aG90apW2 Disambiguation of Love: 79 14 7
  2. (figuratively, endearing) honey, babe, sweetheart, darling (term of endearing) Tags: endearing, figuratively, masculine Synonyms: querido
    Sense id: en-amor-pt-noun-7wImLn~R
  3. (figuratively) a kind or humble person Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-amor-pt-noun-Q4Qd5NjD Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 36 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amador, amante, amar, Amor, amoroso

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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