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mamak shop

mamak shop is the alternative form of mama shop.

Meaning of mama shop

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 mamak shop

pluralmamak shops

Origin of mamak shop

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

Questions about mamak shop

What is mamak shop the alternative form of?
Mamak shop is the alternative form of mama shop.

Words near mamak shop in the dictionary

  1. mamaing
  2. mamaji
  3. mamajis
  4. mamajuana
  5. mamak
  6. mamak shop
  7. mamak shops
  8. Mamakating
  9. mamaks
  10. mamaku
  11. Mamala

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