"momma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑmə/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-momma.ogg [General-American] Forms: mommas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmə Etymology: A variant of mama. Head templates: {{en-noun}} momma (plural mommas)
  1. Alternative spelling of mama. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mama Derived forms: mommacita, save the drama for your momma, stepmomma, yo momma
    Sense id: en-momma-en-noun-4-jJfpak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mommas [plural], moma [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ilocano mama. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ilo:mama|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ilocano", "term" : "mama", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ilo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "momma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="momma"> Borrowed from Ilocano mama. Head templates: {{en-noun}} momma (plural mommas)
  1. (Philippines, chiefly Cordillera) A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on. Tags: Philippines Derived forms: momma juice Translations (betel nut for chewing): maman (Ibanag), ngengngoq (Ibanag), mama (Ilocano), mamahen (Ivatan), mema (Kankanaey), gagalen (Pangasinan), nganga (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-momma-en-noun-en:Philippines Categories (other): Philippine English, Baguio English, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Ibanag translations, Terms with Ilocano translations, Terms with Ivatan translations, Terms with Kankanaey translations, Terms with Pangasinan translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Appearance, Female family members Disambiguation of Baguio English: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Ibanag translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ilocano translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Ivatan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Kankanaey translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Pangasinan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Appearance: 32 68 Disambiguation of Female family members: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chiefly Cordillera",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Philippines, chiefly Cordillera) A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on."
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Philippines"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Philippines"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ibg",
      "lang": "Ibanag",
      "lang_code": "ibg",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "maman"
    },
    {
      "code": "ibg",
      "lang": "Ibanag",
      "lang_code": "ibg",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "ngengngoq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ilo",
      "lang": "Ilocano",
      "lang_code": "ilo",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "mama"
    },
    {
      "code": "ivv",
      "lang": "Ivatan",
      "lang_code": "ivv",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "mamahen"
    },
    {
      "code": "kne",
      "lang": "Kankanaey",
      "lang_code": "kne",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "mema"
    },
    {
      "code": "pag",
      "lang": "Pangasinan",
      "lang_code": "pag",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "gagalen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "lang_code": "tl",
      "sense": "betel nut for chewing",
      "word": "nganga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "momma"
}

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