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amazon.

A tall, strong, athletic woman.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæm.ə.zən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæm.əˌzɑn/General-American, dialectal[ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn]General-American, dialectal/ˈæm.əˌzɒn/Canada, dialectal
  1. A tall, strong, athletic woman.

    Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons.
  2. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight.

  3. An amazon parrot.

  4. A position for vaginal sex in which the insertive partner lies on their back with their knees pulled back, and the receptive partner, facing the other person, squats onto the penis.

Where this word comes from

From Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn).

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