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单词 mama-san
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Definition of mama-san in English:

mama-san

noun ˈmaməsanˈmäməˌsän
  • (in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar.

    (日本和远东地区)妈妈桑(尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win.
    • While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out.
    • At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own.
    • From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district.
    • He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas.

Origin

Japanese, from mama 'mother' + -san.

Definition of mama-san in US English:

mama-san

nounˈmäməˌsän
  • (in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar.

    (日本和远东地区)妈妈桑(尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas.
    • From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district.
    • While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out.
    • At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own.
    • You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win.

Origin

Japanese, from mama ‘mother’ + -san.

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