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mammasan

mammasan is the alternative form of mama-san.

Meaning of mama-san

Noun

mama-san (plural mama-sans)

  1. A mother, in Japan or East Asia.
  2. A woman in a position of authority, especially the madam of a geisha bar.
    • ‘I had a last go at the film festival, hoping those Thai mammasans would stir you up with some juice kiddy-porn.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 340

Forms of mammasan

pluralmammasans

Questions about mammasan

What is mammasan the alternative form of?
Mammasan is the alternative form of mama-san.

Words near mammasan in the dictionary

  1. mammary glands
  2. mammary intercourse
  3. mammary Paget disease
  4. mammary Paget's disease
  5. mammas
  6. mammasan
  7. mammasans
  8. mammate
  9. mammati
  10. mammatocumuli
  11. mammatocumulus

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