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mama shop

/ˈmɑːmə ʃɒp/

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Singapore/ˈmɑmɑ ˌʃɒp/

mama shop noun: a small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.

Noun

mama shop (plural mama shops)

  1. (Singapore) A small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
    • […] Mr S Gunashekaran, […] took over the running of the “mama shop” which was owned by his father at a void deck in Yishun Ring Road.2011 August 31, Carolyn Quek, Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 24

Forms of mama shop

pluralmama shops
alternative formmamak shop

Origin of mama shop

From Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”) + shop.

Questions about mama shop

What does mama shop mean?
Mama shop means a small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
What part of speech is mama shop?
Mama shop is a noun.
How do you pronounce mama shop?
Mama shop is pronounced /ˈmɑːmə ʃɒp/.
What is the plural of mama shop?
The plural of mama shop is mama shops.

Words near mama shop in the dictionary

  1. mama ntilie
  2. mama pad
  3. mama pads
  4. mama put
  5. mama puts
  6. mama shop
  7. mama shops
  8. Mama Tata
  9. mama's baby, papa's maybe
  10. mama's boy
  11. mama's boys

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