amazon

== English == === Etymology === From Amazon, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zən/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/, [ˈɛəm.əˌzɑn] (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈæm.əˌzɒn/, [ˈɛəm.əˌzɒn] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.zɔn/, /-ɒn/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əmezɔn/ === Noun === amazon (plural amazons) A tall, strong, athletic woman. (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the queen and the knight. An amazon parrot. 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. Antonym: mating press ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Amazonian amazonian ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “amazon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Amazon (chess) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia S. Emmerson, A Glossary of Fairy Chess Definitions == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒmɒzon] Hyphenation: ama‧zon Rhymes: -on === Etymology 1 === amaz +‎ -on ==== Pronoun ==== amazon superessive singular of amaz ==== Determiner ==== amazon superessive singular of amaz ===== Coordinate terms ===== azon ezen, emezen === Etymology 2 === From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀμαζών (Amazṓn). ==== Noun ==== amazon (plural amazonok) (Greek mythology) Amazon (a member of a mythical race of female warriors) amazon (a tall, strong, athletic woman) ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === amazon in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. amazon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).