Inamorata

noun/ɪnˌæmɒˈɹɑːtə/culture
Definition
A person's female lover.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian innamorata, the feminine form of innamorato (“lover, boyfriend”), from innamorare (“to make somebody fall in love”), from in- (“in”) + amore (“love”).
In a sentence
  • The novel's protagonist pined for his inamorata across three continents.
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Vocabulary.md
added 2023-10-11