amazon

See also: Amazon

English

Etymology

From Amazon, from Middle English, from Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.mə.zən/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.məˌzɑ.ːn/

Noun

amazon (plural amazons)

A tall, strong, athletic woman.
Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:amazon.

Related terms

Translations

tall, strong, athletic woman

Catalan: amazona (ca) f
Finnish: amatsoni (fi)
French: amazone (fr) f
Greek: αμαζόνα (el) f (amazóna)
Irish: banghaiscíoch m

Italian: amazzone (it) f
Portuguese: amazona (pt) f
Scottish Gaelic: ban-laoch f
Spanish: amazona (es) f
Swedish: amason (sv) c

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