"mami" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mamis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish mami. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|mami}} Borrowed from Spanish mami Head templates: {{en-noun}} mami (plural mamis)
  1. (chiefly Latin America, Philippines) mommy, mother Tags: Latin-America, Philippines
    Sense id: en-mami-en-noun-JuARPMMB Categories (other): Philippine English, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 3 3 26 2 14 1 2 25 1 1 3 1 1 9 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 1 15 1 1 27 1 1 2 1 1 9 8 1
  2. (chiefly Latin America) attractive woman; momma Tags: Latin-America
    Sense id: en-mami-en-noun-xQXSKBok
  3. (chiefly Latin America) a term of affection for a woman Tags: Latin-America
    Sense id: en-mami-en-noun-dx0~VgjO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog mami, from Hokkien. Doublet of bakmi. Etymology templates: {{wp|Mami soup}}, {{bor+|en|tl|mami}} Borrowed from Tagalog mami, {{der|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{dbt|en|bakmi}} Doublet of bakmi Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mami (uncountable)
  1. (Philippines) A soup dish of wheat noodles or cellophane noodles mixed with meat of either pork, chicken, pork liver, beef brisket, and/or fresh or dried seafood such as shrimp or squid, and/or wanton dumplings, and vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, spring onion, etc. Tags: Philippines, uncountable Synonyms: pancit mami Derived forms: beef mami, chicken mami, instant mami, pancit mami, pork mami, seafood mami
    Sense id: en-mami-en-noun-TWbZJyzl Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 4 2 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 3 3 26 2 14 1 2 25 1 1 3 1 1 9 7 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 1 15 1 1 27 1 1 2 1 1 9 8 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, Philippine Studies: Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?, page 369:",
          "text": "When her awaited bus arrives, she passes up instant mami noodles for a chance to dip her hand in a box of old shoes.",
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