mamsa

See also: maṃsa

Cebuano

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh; meat”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mam‧sa

Noun

mamsa

  1. African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
  2. black jack (Caranx lugubris)
  3. giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
  4. (humorous) a schoolmarm; a woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe
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