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mamasan

mamasan noun: a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.

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.
  2. A wide version of a papasan, suitable for seating two.

Forms of mamasan

pluralmamasans

Origin of mamasan

Borrowed from Japanese ママさん, from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san).

Questions about mamasan

What does mamasan mean?
Mamasan means a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.
What part of speech is mamasan?
Mamasan is a noun.
What is the plural of mamasan?
The plural of mamasan is mamasans.

Words near mamasan in the dictionary

  1. Mamaril
  2. Mamarils
  3. Mamarlao
  4. Mamaroneck
  5. mamas
  6. mamasan
  7. mamasans
  8. mamash
  9. mamastrovirus
  10. mamastroviruses
  11. Mamata

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