enamorado

/enamoˈɾado/ · A2 · adj

enamored, in love, smitten

💘 en + amor + ado = put into love; cousin of English enamored

From enamorar: en- (into) + amor (love), with -ado marking the finished state, like English -ed. English enamored comes from the same Latin root, so the word is nearly a cognate. Estar enamorado de = to be in love with.

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