What does amo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word amo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amo in Spanish.

The word amo in Spanish means owner, master, boss, love, love, housekeeper, head of the household, housekeeper, lord and master, lord and master, lord and master, I love you. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amo

owner

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (propietario de algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan es el amo de ese doberman.
Juan is the owner of that doberman.

master

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (que tiene sirvientes) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las criadas siempre servían el desayuno en la cama a sus amos.
The maids always served their masters breakfast in bed.

boss

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (que domina, manda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Javier es el amo; todo el mundo hace lo que él dice.
Javier is the boss; everyone does what he says.

love

verbo transitivo (querer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Juan ama a su mujer.
Juan loves his wife.

love

verbo transitivo (gustar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Juan ama el fútbol; es su pasión.
Juan loves football; it's his passion.

housekeeper

locución nominal con flexión de género (encargado de tareas domésticas) (employee)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los amos de casa limpian y preparan la comida todos los días. Las amas de casa son expertas en economía familiar.
Housewives are experts in family finances.

head of the household

locución nominal con flexión de género (dueño del hogar) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ama de la casa no quería colaborar en las fiestas.
The head of the house did not want to participate in the parties.

housekeeper

locución nominal con flexión de género (administrador doméstico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El amo de llaves es el que sabe dónde está todo en una mansión.

lord and master

locución nominal con flexión de género (a quien se debe obediencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el campo, el Sr. López es amo y señor.

lord and master

locución nominal masculina (peyorativo (amo) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un don nadie con ínfulas de grandeza; el dueño y señor de nada.
He's a nobody with delusions of grandeur, the lord and master of nothing.

lord and master

locución nominal masculina (dominio, mando)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No me hables como si fueras mi dueño y señor.

I love you

expresión (expresa afecto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
—Te amo, Julia. —Yo también te amo, Roberto.
"I love you Juliet." "I love you too, Roberto."

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