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mamgu

mamgu noun: a grandmother.

Noun

mamgu (plural mamgus)

  1. (South-Wales) A grandmother.
    • And brightly dressed mamgus sipping from a flask of whisky, lightly laced with tea for the bronchi cough.2007, Aneurin Gareth Thomas, Luggage from Elsewhere, page 203
    • I'm not a religious man, or at least I am not a churchgoer. But I really felt my two mamgus, Annie and Lena, were looking down on me that day from heaven, […]2011, John Hartson, Please Don't Go: Big John's Journey Back to Life

Forms of mamgu

pluralmamgus

Origin of mamgu

From Welsh mam-gu.

Questions about mamgu

What does mamgu mean?
Mamgu means a grandmother.
What part of speech is mamgu?
Mamgu is a noun.
What is the plural of mamgu?
The plural of mamgu is mamgus.

Words near mamgu in the dictionary

  1. mamey apple
  2. mamey sapote
  3. mamey sapotes
  4. mameyes
  5. mameys
  6. mamgu
  7. mamgus
  8. mami
  9. mamie
  10. Mamie pink
  11. Mamie Taylor

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