mamasan

See also: mama-san

English

Etymology

From Japanese ママさん.

Noun

mamasan (plural mamasans)

  1. A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From Japanese ママさん (mamasan), from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san), possibly via Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), mama-san.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ma‧san
  • IPA(key): /ˈmamasan/, [ˈma.mɐ.sɐn]

Noun

mámasán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  2. (slang) brothelkeeper; madam (woman who manages a brothel)
    Synonym: madam

Further reading
  • “mamasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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