Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mama-pian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: ma-ma-pi-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The primary lesion caused by yaws, typically surrounded by other, smaller lesions.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"One ulcer is usually larger and fouler than the rest, and this is known by the negroes […] as the mama-pian, or mama yaw."
"[T]he master-fungus being named mama-pian, or mother-yaw, as supposed to be the source or supply of the rest."
"A large persistent yaw is sometimes known as the "mother," or "grandmother," or "mama-pian"[…]"

Etymology

Compound of mama + pian. Compare Spanish mama-pian, French mamanpian, mère des pians. First attested in 1822.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1822

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

mamanpian (alternative)

Synonyms

mamma-yaw master yaw mother-yaw

Questions

What does mama-pian mean?: The primary lesion caused by yaws, typically surrounded by other, smaller lesions.
Where does mama-pian come from?: First known use: First attested in 1822.

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