mamã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• mumã

Etymology

From Latin mamma. Compare Daco-Romanian mamă.

Noun

mamã f (plural mami or mame)

1. mother

Derived terms

• mamcã

See also

• tatã

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French maman, from Latin mamma.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈmɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmɐ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: ma‧mã

Noun

mamã f (plural mamãs)

1. (Portugal, informal or childish) mummy, mum, mom (USA)

   Synonym: (Brazil) mamãe

Further reading

• “mamã”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mamã”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026