mamasan

Borrowed from Japanese ママさん, from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san).

mamasan (plural mamasans)

1. A woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar in Japan or East Asia.
2. A wide version of a papasan, suitable for seating two.

• masaman

• mamasang

Borrowed from Japanese ママさん (mamasan), from ママ (mama) with the honorific title さん (san), via English mamasan, mama-san.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmamaˈsan/ [ˌmaː.mɐˈsan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ma‧san

mámasán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜐᜈ᜔)

1. mamasan
2. (slang) brothelkeeper; madam (woman who manages a brothel)

   Synonym: madam

• “mamasan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 90