amoroso

[ah-muh-roh-soh; Sp. ah-maw-raw-saw]

a·mo·ro·so

[ah-muh-roh-soh; Sp. ah-maw-raw-saw]
noun
a medium dry sherry of Spain.

Origin:
1610–20; < Spanish: amorous
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Amoroso is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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amoroso (ˌæməˈrəʊsəʊ)
 
adj, —adv
1.  music (to be played) lovingly
 
n
2.  a rich sweetened sherry of a dark colour
 
[from Italian and Spanish: amorous]

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