"Mama" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO
n. a chewing preparation made of betel leaf, lime and betel nut. v. /AG-/ to chew this. /MANG-:-EN/ to chew (this or something similar).
mamá - (Sp. mama) Mother, mama,
mamma; a wet-nurse. (cf. nánay, ilóy;
yáya).
mámà - (B) To flatten, make flat (by
pressure or by pounding), to crush or beat
flat. Mamáa (lubáka, báyha) ang ságing,
kay láktan ko sing kalámay. Pound the
bananas soft (flat), for I am going to mix
them with sugar. Mamái siá sing búnga,
kay índì siá makadulút. Crush the betelnut for him, for he is unable to bite it
through. Imámà akó ánay siníng mga
ságing nga tinanók. Please pound these
boiled bananas for me. (lumâ, pusâ, lúbak,
bayó).
mama
Definition: (noun) mister
máma - Wet nurse. See mamá.
mamâ - (B) To chew betel-nut; betel-nut
chewing. Malúyag ka magmamâ? Do you
like to chew betel-nut?
mámà - Old man, father.
máma n mute.
v [B12] become a mute.
Namáma nà siya tungud sa kalísang, He was struck dumb by his great fright.
máma n mother.
v [B13; a12] call s.
o.
máma.
See Mamma.
mamà n {1} chew of betel nut (búnga) and piper betel leaves (búyù) with lime (ápug) and optionally tobacco.
{2} action of chewing.
v [AC12; a12] chew betel nut.
Dì ku makamamà kay hálang, I cant chew betel because it burns the tongue.
ug dugù v [A13; c] get a bloody mouth (lit.
chew blood).
Magmamà ka giyug dugù ug hisumbagan ta ka, You will have a bloody mouth if I punch you.
mam-anan, malam-an n container for the lime, betel nut, and betel leaf.
malam-un n set of complete ingredients ready for chewing.
hiN- a fond of chewing betel.
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apogán - A vessel or receptacle containing lime, particularly the small box or shell in which lime is kept for …
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Read the complete definitionA genus of palms, one species of which produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India …
Read the complete definitionA species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a …
Read the complete definitionThe nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.
Read the complete definitionbúyù n betel pepper, a cultivated and wild vine, the leaves of which are used together with búnga as a …
Read the complete definitionhitso Definition: (noun) betel nut leaf with lime and betel nut for chewing
Read the complete definitionkanisí - A kind of small-leaved "búyò” used for betel-nut chewing.
Read the complete definitionmaskáda - (Sp. mascar) Tobacco-leaves used for chewing together with betel-nut, lime and búyò-leaves.
Read the complete definitionpágba - To heat, burn, bake (as clay in making earthenware); to burn various kinds of shells to make lime …
Read the complete definitionv. /MANG-:-EN/ to prepare a betel nut chew.
Read the complete definitionsamsam v {1} [A; c1] move the lips in speaking without mak-ing a sound. Musamsam siya sa íyang urasiyun ug …
Read the complete definitionn. residue, leavings of chewed betel.
Read the complete definitiontilad n mixture of betel nut, bettle-pepper leaves, and lime for chewing. v [AN; a] chew betel. tilaran n container …
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