mamella

Catalan

Etymology

From mama +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈme.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈme.ʎa]

Noun

mamella f (plural mamelles)

1. breast, udder

Derived terms

• herba de les mamelles
• mamella de monja
• mamellada
• mamelló
• mamellut

 

Further reading

• “mamella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mamilla (“nipple”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈmeʝa/ [maˈme.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maˈmeʝa/ [maˈme.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maˈmeʎa/ [maˈme.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈmeʃa/ [maˈme.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈmeʒa/ [maˈme.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒa

• Syllabification: ma‧me‧lla

Noun

mamella f (plural mamellas)

1. wattle (hanging appendage on a goat's neck)

   Synonym: (Mexico) coscate

Further reading

• “mamella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014