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

   • 2019 May 13, Luísa Marilac, Nana Queiroz, Eu, travesti: Memórias de Luísa Marilac, Editora Record, →ISBN:

     Bati o telefone na cara da mulher. Ela retornava — e eu desligava de novo. Mas a insistência da amapô era tão grande que tive que conversar com ela: […]

     I hung up the phone on the woman. She called back — and I hung up again. But the persistence of the woman was so great that I had to talk to her: […]

Further reading

• “amapô”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024