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mamasan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
ma-masan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

mamasans (plural)

Questions

What does mamasan mean?
A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.
Where does mamasan come from?
Borrowed from Japanese ママさん, from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san).

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