Skip to content

amo

master

noun AH-moh Rare

Also means

owner

Usage Note

Amo historically meant the male head of a household or slave-owner; today it most naturally appears in the phrase amo de casa (househusband) or in animal contexts for a pet's owner. The feminine ama survives in ama de casa (housewife) and ama de llaves (housekeeper). In modern speech dueño is the neutral word for owner.

Examples

"El perro obedeció a su amo."

Natural Translation

The dog obeyed its master.

Explore Spanish by topic