name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Japanese.
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Standard Lemma guide
mami
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noun
Meaning 2
mommy, mother
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Usage: Latin-America, Philippines
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noun
Meaning 3
attractive woman; momma
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Usage: Latin-America
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noun
Meaning 4
a term of affection for a woman
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Usage: Latin-America
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noun
Meaning 5
A soup dish of wheat noodles or cellophane noodles mixed with meat of either pork, chicken, pork liver, beef brisket, and/or fresh or dried seafood such as shrimp or squid, and/or wonton dumplings, and vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, spring onion, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, uncountable
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Synonyms: pancit mami
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish mami.
Borrowed from Tagalog mami, from Hokkien. Doublet of bakmi.