"mami" meaning in Spanish

See mami in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmami/, [ˈma.mi] Forms: mamis [plural]
Rhymes: -ami Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mami f (plural mamis)
  1. (childish, endearing, informal) mommy Tags: childish, endearing, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-mami-es-noun-Ez4xdbll
  2. (Central America, Philippines) mother Tags: Central-America, Philippines, feminine
    Sense id: en-mami-es-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Central American Spanish, Philippine Spanish, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address, Family members Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 1 3 18 2 10 1 2 17 1 1 2 3 3 11 1 6 4 1 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 21 1 10 0 1 19 0 0 1 2 2 11 0 6 5 0 17 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 2 25 18 2 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 8 46 4 23 15 3 Disambiguation of Family members: 6 53 5 18 15 4
  3. (Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) attractive woman; momma Tags: Bolivia, Costa-Rica, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto-Rico, Venezuela, feminine
  4. (Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) a term of affection for a woman Tags: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican-Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Puerto-Rico, Venezuela, feminine
  5. (Peru) a woman who runs a brothel; a madame Tags: Peru, feminine
    Sense id: en-mami-es-noun-vpA2DDIo Categories (other): Peruvian Spanish
  6. (Honduras, derogatory) a homosexual man Tags: Honduras, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-mami-es-noun-3g-Zhb0g Categories (other): Honduran Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mamá, papi

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧mi"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    }
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          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
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          "mommy",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(childish, endearing, informal) mommy"
      ],
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        "childish",
        "endearing",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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        }
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        ]
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        "(Central America, Philippines) mother"
      ],
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        "Philippines",
        "feminine"
      ]
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        },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cuban Spanish",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Dominican Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Nicaraguan Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Panamanian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Puerto Rican Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Venezuelan Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "woman",
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        ],
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          "momma"
        ]
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      ],
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        "Costa-Rica",
        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Nicaragua",
        "Panama",
        "Puerto-Rico",
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    },
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dominican Spanish",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ecuadorian Spanish",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mexican Spanish",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
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        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Ecuador",
        "Mexico",
        "Panama",
        "Puerto-Rico",
        "Venezuela",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Peru",
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      ]
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "a homosexual man"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
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        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Honduras, derogatory) a homosexual man"
      ],
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        "Honduras",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmami/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.mi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ami"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mami"
}
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    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish endearing terms",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms of address",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "papi"
    }
  ],
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        "Spanish endearing terms",
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      ],
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          "childish",
          "childish"
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          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
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          "mommy",
          "mommy"
        ]
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        "(childish, endearing, informal) mommy"
      ],
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        "endearing",
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ]
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Central America, Philippines) mother"
      ],
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        "Central-America",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Costa Rican Spanish",
        "Cuban Spanish",
        "Dominican Spanish",
        "Nicaraguan Spanish",
        "Panamanian Spanish",
        "Puerto Rican Spanish",
        "Venezuelan Spanish"
      ],
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        "attractive woman; momma"
      ],
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        ],
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          "woman",
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        ],
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          "momma",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) attractive woman; momma"
      ],
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        "Bolivia",
        "Costa-Rica",
        "Cuba",
        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Nicaragua",
        "Panama",
        "Puerto-Rico",
        "Venezuela",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Colombian Spanish",
        "Cuban Spanish",
        "Dominican Spanish",
        "Ecuadorian Spanish",
        "Mexican Spanish",
        "Panamanian Spanish",
        "Puerto Rican Spanish",
        "Venezuelan Spanish"
      ],
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      ],
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        "Dominican-Republic",
        "Ecuador",
        "Mexico",
        "Panama",
        "Puerto-Rico",
        "Venezuela",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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          "madame"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Peru) a woman who runs a brothel; a madame"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Peru",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Spanish derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a homosexual man"
      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
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          "homosexual",
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Honduras, derogatory) a homosexual man"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Honduras",
        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmami/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.mi]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ami"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mami"
}

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