mamma mia

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Mamma Mia

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mamma mia.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: mŭ'mə mēʹə, IPA^(key): /ˌmʌmə ˈmiːə/
(General American) enPR: mŏ'mə mēʹə, IPA^(key): /ˌmɑmə ˈmiə/

Interjection

mamma mia

A mild expression of surprise, supposed to be used by Italians.

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mamma Mia

Etymology

mamma (“mom, mum”) + mia (“of mine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmam.ma ˈmi.a/
Hyphenation: màm‧ma‧mì‧a

Interjection

my goodness!, goodness me!

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