Amparo

See also: amparo and amparó

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/

Proper noun

Amparo

1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Spanish

Etymology

From amparo (“protection”), from María (del) Amparo, shortened from María de los Desamparados, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Helpless" in Valencia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈpaɾo/ [ãmˈpa.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -aɾo
• Syllabification: Am‧pa‧ro

Proper noun

Amparo f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Desamparados