noun
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of mama.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
momma
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒmə/
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General-American: /ˈmɑmə/
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rhymes with -ɒmə
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 M AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
Qualifier: chiefly Cordillera
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
informal terms for a mother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mom, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mother, female parent
History
Etymology
A variant of mama.
Borrowed from Ilocano mama.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ibanag: maman — betel nut for chewing
- Ibanag: ngengngoq — betel nut for chewing
- Ilocano: mama — betel nut for chewing
- Ivatan: mamahen — betel nut for chewing
- Kankanaey: mema — betel nut for chewing
- Pangasinan: gagalen — betel nut for chewing
- Tagalog: nganga — betel nut for chewing