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amasso.

crushing

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈma.su/Brazil/ɐˈma.su/Portugal
  1. crushing

    masculine
  2. makeout (passionate kissing or petting)

    Brazil · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor. Latin massader. Old Galician-Portuguese massader. Portuguese massa Portuguese -ar Portuguese amassardeverb. Portuguese amasso Deverbal from amassar.

verb/aˈma.su/Brazil/ɐˈma.su/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of amassar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ǵyéti Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō) Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor. Latin massader. Old Galician-Portuguese massader. Portuguese massa Portuguese -ar Portuguese amassardeverb. Portuguese amasso Deverbal from amassar.

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