amazone

See also: Amazone

Dutch

Etymology

From Amazone (“Amazon, female warrior”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.maːˈzɔː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: ama‧zo‧ne
• Rhymes: -ɔːnə

Noun

amazone f (plural amazones)

1. female horse rider, female equestrian

Derived terms

• amazonezadel
• amazonezit

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ma.zon/

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Noun

amazone f (plural amazones)

1. Amazon (race of females)
2. amazon (bird)
3. (equestrianism) sidesaddle (riding technique)

Further reading

• “amazone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.