amora

See also: Amora

Esperanto

Etymology

From amoro +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈmora]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Hyphenation: a‧mo‧ra

Adjective

amora (accusative singular amoran, plural amoraj, accusative plural amorajn)

1. sexual

   amora kontakto / sperto ― sexual contact / experience

   amora sceno ― sex scene

Galician

Alternative forms

• mora

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mora (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *mora, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmɔɾa̝/

Noun

amora f (plural amoras)

1. blackberry
   • 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:

     Xa non iremos mais po-los roleiros
     en compaña amorosa áas moras, non.
     Nin baixo dos follosos ameneiros
     as coitas che direi do corazon.

     We'll no longer go by the hedges
     in loving company for blackberries, no.
     Nor under the leafy alders
     the afflictions of the heart I'll tell you.

2. mulberry (fruit)

Derived terms

• A Moreira
• Moreda
• Moredo
• moreira
• Moreira
• Moreiras

References

• “mora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “amora” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “amora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “amora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “amora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *mōra, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmuro̞/

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Noun

amora f (plural amoras)

1. mulberry
2. blackberry

Derived terms

• amorièr

Portuguese

amoras (1)

amoras (2)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mōra, from Latin mōrum, from Ancient Greek μόρον (móron), from Proto-Indo-European *moro. Compare Galician amora, Italian and Spanish mora and French mûre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɔ.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɔ.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɔ.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɔ.ɾɐ/

Noun

amora f (plural amoras)

1. mulberry (fruit)
2. (by analogy) blackberry

   Synonyms: amora-silvestre, silva

Derived terms

• amoreira (“mulberry tree”)

Related terms

• morango (“strawberry”)