Meaning of mamá

(Sp. mama) Mother, mama, mamma; a wet-nurse. (see nánay, ilóy, yáya).

(B) To flatten, make flat (by pressure or by pounding), to crush or beat flat. Mamáa (lubáka, báyha) ang ságing, kay láktan ko sing kalámay. Pound the bananas soft (flat), for I am going to mix them with sugar. Mamái siá sing búnga, kay índì siá makadulút. Crush the betel-nut for him, for he is unable to bite it through. Imámà akó ánay siníng mga ságing nga tinanók. Please pound these boiled bananas for me. (lumâ, pusâ, lúbak, bayó).

(B) To chew betel-nut; betel-nut chewing. Malúyag ka magmamâ? Do you like to chew betel-nut?

Old man, father.

Wet nurse. See mamá.