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mami¹

noun mamis

  1. Latin America, Philippines mommy, mother
  2. Latin America attractive woman; momma
  3. Latin America a term of affection for a woman

mami²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Tagalog mami, from Hokkien. Doublet of bakmi.

noun

  1. Philippines, uncountable 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 wonton dumplings, and vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, spring onion, etc. One brought two boxes of instant mami noodles.

    Similar: pancit mami

Mami³

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

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"mami." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mami. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mami. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mami

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@misc{mami_2026,
  title = {mami},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mami},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}