amorino

[ am-uh-ree-noh; Italian ah-maw-ree-naw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Fine Arts.

, plural a·mo·ri·ni [am-, uh, -, ree, -nee].

Origin of amorino¹

1855–60; < Italian, equivalent to amor ( e ) love ( amoretto ) + -ino diminutive suffix (< Latin -īnus adj. suffix)

She crept on and groped for the lock beneath the plaster Amorino's hand.

The "Amorino" was evidently and rudely urging his advances upon the girl, and she kept him back, crimsoned with blushes.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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