mamita

Portuguese

Etymology

From mamã +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈmi.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈmi.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈmi.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈmi.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -itɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧mi‧ta

Noun

mamita f (plural mamitas)

1. mummy

Further reading

• “mamita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From mamá +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈmita/ [maˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ma‧mi‧ta

Noun

mamita f (plural mamitas)

1. diminutive of mamá; mummy

   Synonym: mamacita

Further reading

• “mamita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10