mama shop

English

Etymology

Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”) + shop

Pronunciation
  • enPR: mäʹ-mə shŏp, IPA(key): /ˈmɑːmə ʃɒp/
  • (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈmama ˌʃɔp/

Noun

mama shop (plural mama shops)

  1. (Singapore) A small owner-operated corner shop sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
    • 2011 August 31, Carolyn Quek, Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 24:
      […] Mr S Gunashekaran, […] took over the running of the “mama shop” which was owned by his father at a void deck in Yishun Ring Road.

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