amoroso

Definitions


[ˌaməˈrəʊsəʊ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- (especially as a direction) in a loving or tender manner
(e.g: the pieces are to be played amoroso)


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Origin:
Italian, from medieval Latin amorosus (see amorous)


[ˌaməˈrəʊsəʊ], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- played in a loving or tender manner
(e.g: the effect is heightened by the amoroso style of the melody)


Phrases:

Origin:
Italian, from medieval Latin amorosus (see amorous)


[ˌaməˈrəʊsəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dark, sweet sherry


Phrases:

Origin:
from Spanish, literally ‘amorous’, from medieval Latin amorosus (see amorous)




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