Amazones

See also: amazones

Catalan

Etymology

Calque of Spanish (Río) Amazonas, whose name commemorates a tribe of fierce women warriors encountered by the Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.məˈzo.nəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.maˈzo.nes]

Proper noun

Amazones m

1. Amazon (river)

Derived terms

• Amazònia
• dofí de l'Amazones

Related terms

• amazona
• amazònic

Dutch

Noun

Amazones

1. plural of Amazone

Latin

Noun

Amāzones

1. nominative/vocative plural of Amāzōn