inamorata
noun/ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə/
/ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə/
(from Italian, formal or humorous)- a person’s female lover Word Originmid 17th cent.: Italian, literally ‘enamoured’, feminine of inamorato, past participle of the verb inamorare, based on Latin amor ‘love’.
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