namorado
Meaning
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- (masculine) boyfriend (male romantic partner)
- (Brazil,masculine) Namorado sandperch (Pseudopercis numida)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
na‧mo‧ra‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/na.moˈɾa.du/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese namorado, from namorar, from en- + amor (“love”) + -ar. Compare Catalan enamorat, Spanish enamorado and Italian innamorato.
New
namorar
- (transitive) to endeavor to gain (someone's) affection; to woo; to court
- (intransitive,transitive) to be in a romantic relationship (with); to be dating
- (transitive) to treat (someone) as expected between lovers: to kiss him or her, to hug him or her, and so on
- (transitive) to look (something) upon with pleasure; to admire
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