Amparo

See also: amparo and amparó

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈpa.ɾu/

Proper noun

Amparo

  1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Spanish

Etymology

From amparo (“protection”), from María (del) Amparo, shortened from María de los Desamparados, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Helpless" in Valencia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amˈpaɾo/ [ãmˈpa.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -aɾo
  • Syllabification: Am‧pa‧ro

Proper noun

Amparo f

  1. a female given name
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