MAMA
MAMA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
mamà n {1} chew of betel nut (búnga) and piper betel leaves (búyù) with lime (ápug) and optionally tobacco.
{2} action of chewing.
v [AC12; a12] chew betel nut.
Dì ku makamamà kay hálang, I cant chew betel because it burns the tongue.
ug dugù v [A13; c] get a bloody mouth (lit.
chew blood).
Magmamà ka giyug dugù ug hisumbagan ta ka, You will have a bloody mouth if I punch you.
mam-anan, malam-an n container for the lime, betel nut, and betel leaf.
malam-un n set of complete ingredients ready for chewing.
hiN- a fond of chewing betel.
{2} action of chewing.
v [AC12; a12] chew betel nut.
Dì ku makamamà kay hálang, I cant chew betel because it burns the tongue.
ug dugù v [A13; c] get a bloody mouth (lit.
chew blood).
Magmamà ka giyug dugù ug hisumbagan ta ka, You will have a bloody mouth if I punch you.
mam-anan, malam-an n container for the lime, betel nut, and betel leaf.
malam-un n set of complete ingredients ready for chewing.
hiN- a fond of chewing betel.