amasso

Latin

Verb

amāssō

1. (Old Latin) first-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of amō

Usage notes

See explanation at amō.

Portuguese

Etymology

Deverbal from amassar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈma.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈma.su/

• Hyphenation: a‧mas‧so
• Rhymes: -asu

Noun

amasso m (plural amassos)

1. crushing
2. (Brazil, informal) makeout (passionate kissing or petting)

   Synonym: (Portugal) marmelada

Verb

amasso

1. first-person singular present indicative of amassar

Further reading

• “amasso”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “amasso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “amasso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “amasso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024