asukal de mama

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From asukal (“sugar”) +‎ de +‎ mama (“mother”). Calque of English sugar mommy using Spanish loanwords. English sugar also used to mean “money” in English slang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌsukal de ˈmama/ [ʔɐˌsuː.xɐl d̪ɛ ˈmaː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: a‧su‧kal de ma‧ma

Noun

asukal de mama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜋᜋ) (slang)

  1. sugar mama (older woman who spends money on a younger person for romantic or sexual purposes)
    Synonym: asukarera de mama
    Coordinate term: asukal de papa

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7
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