amazona

From Latin Amazōna, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). The name of the bird comes from the genus name, which comes in turn from the name of the Amazon Rainforest, where the birds are found.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.məˈzo.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.maˈzo.na/

amazona f (plural amazones)

1. (Greek mythology) Amazon (mythological female warrior)
2. amazon (athletic female)
3. horsewoman

   Synonym: geneta

4. riding habit (equestrian outfit with a long skirt)

   Synonym: vestit d'amazona

5. Any of various species of parrot in the genus Amazona.

• Amazones

• “amazona” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Borrowed from Latin Amāzonem, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn), adapted to the common feminine suffix -a.

amazona f (plural amazonas)

1. (Greek mythology) Amazon (mythological female warrior)
2. horsewoman

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /amaˈθona/ [a.maˈθo.na]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /amaˈsona/ [a.maˈso.na]
• Rhymes: -ona
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧zo‧na

amazona f (plural amazonas)

1. horsewoman

   Coordinate term: jinete

   • 2021 May 3, Antonia Laborde, “Bill y Melinda Gates anuncian su divorcio tras 27 años de matrimonio”, in El País‎, retrieved 2021-05-03:

     La hija mayor del matrimonio, graduada en Stanford, estudiante de Medicina y amazona, está comprometida con el también jinete Nayel Nassar.

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2. amazon

• “amazona”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014