amapô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amapoa, mapô

Etymology

Borrowed from Yoruba Ìyámọ̀pọ́ (“a female deity”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈpo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈpo/

Noun

amapô f (plural amapôs)

1. (Brazil, gay slang) woman

   Synonym: mulher

Further reading

• “amapô” in Dicionário inFormal.