mamella

Catalan

Etymology

From mama +‎ -ella.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈme.ʎə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [maˈme.ʎa]

Noun

mamella f (plural mamelles)

breast, udder

Derived terms

Further reading

“mamella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mamilla (“nipple”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /maˈmeʝa/ [maˈme.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /maˈmeʎa/ [maˈme.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /maˈmeʃa/ [maˈme.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /maˈmeʒa/ [maˈme.ʒa]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝa
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎa
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃa
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒa

Syllabification: ma‧me‧lla

Noun

mamella f (plural mamellas)

wattle (hanging appendage on a goat's neck)
Synonym: (Mexico) coscate

Further reading

“mamella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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