"guama" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡwɐ.ma/ Forms: guamas [plural]
Etymology: From Hokkien 外媽/外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|外媽|t=maternal grandmother|tr=gōa-má}} Hokkien 外媽/外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} guama (plural guamas)
  1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) maternal grandmother; maternal grandma Tags: Philippines, colloquial Synonyms: gua ma [Singapore] Coordinate_terms (maternal male): guakong Coordinate_terms (paternal female): ama Coordinate_terms (paternal male): angkong
    Sense id: en-guama-en-noun-54MfHOwu Categories (other): Chinese Filipino English, English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for guama meaning in English (2.7kB)

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          "ref": "2022, Casey Huang, Move on Quick: How to Get Your Life Back and Never Break Your Heart Again, Cazh Enterprise, page 155",
          "text": "\"Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure.\" says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, \"Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are.\" from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.",
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          "ref": "2014, Jin Perez, Susanna Ng Ting, “Chicken in Chinese Wine and Black Sesame Oil - Chinese-style Black Chicken Adobo”, in Angelo Comsti, The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and stories from our home kitchen, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, page 60",
          "text": "This adobo dish is perfect because it uses three of the most important ingredients for replenishment: black sesame oil, ginger and black chicken. It not only recharges the qi but also satisfies the appetite as it is very delicious. That's why we always ask our maternal grandmother Guama Susanna to make it for us even if nobody in the family has given birth. And whenever she does, I go on a rice binge. Yes, it is that tasty.",
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          "text": "This adobo dish is perfect because it uses three of the most important ingredients for replenishment: black sesame oil, ginger and black chicken. It not only recharges the qi but also satisfies the appetite as it is very delicious. That's why we always ask our maternal grandmother Guama Susanna to make it for us even if nobody in the family has given birth. And whenever she does, I go on a rice binge. Yes, it is that tasty.",
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