inamorato

[in-am-uh-rah-toh, in-am-]

in·am·o·ra·to

[in-am-uh-rah-toh, in-am-]
noun, plural in·am·o·ra·tos.
a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.

Origin:
1585–95; < Italian innamorato, masculine past participle of innamorare to inflame with love. See enamor
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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inamorato (ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtəʊ, ˌɪnæmə-)
 
n , pl -tos, -ti
a man with whom one is in love; a male lover
 
[C16: from Italian innamorato, innamorata, from innamorare to cause to fall in love, from amore love, from Latin amor]

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