madama

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈda.ma/
• Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: ma‧dà‧ma

Noun

madama f (plural madame)

1. madam (woman who manages a brothel)
2. (slang, with the definite article) the police

Derived terms

• madamina

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdama/

Noun

madama f

1. madam

Derived terms

• madamin

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɐ̃.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɐ̃.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈdɐ.ma/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐ.mɐ/ [mɐˈðɐ.mɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈdɐ.mɐ/ [mɐˈðɐ.mɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈda.mɐ/ [mɐˈða.mɐ]

• Hyphenation: ma‧da‧ma

Noun

madama f (plural madamas)

1. Alternative form of madame

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈdama/ [maˈð̞a.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: ma‧da‧ma

Noun

madama f (plural madamas)

1. madam

Further reading

• “madama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16