amélia

See also: amelia, Amelia, Amélia, Amelía, and Amelią

Portuguese

Etymology

From the proper name Amélia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɛ.li.ɐ/ [aˈmɛ.lɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aˈmɛ.ljɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmɛ.li.a/ [aˈmɛ.lɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aˈmɛ.lja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmɛ.ljɐ/

Noun

amélia f (plural amélias)

a remarkably submissive housewife
a modest and hardworking woman

Further reading

“amélia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“amélia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026