Definition of mama-san in English:

mama-san

noun ˈmaməsanˈmäməˌsän

(in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar.
（日本和远东地区）妈妈桑（尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘）
Example sentencesExamples
- You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win.
- While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out.
- At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own.
- From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district.
- He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas.

Origin

Japanese, from mama 'mother' + -san.

Definition of mama-san in US English:

mama-san

nounˈmäməˌsän

(in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar.
（日本和远东地区）妈妈桑（尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘）
Example sentencesExamples
- He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas.
- From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district.
- While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out.
- At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own.
- You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win.

Origin

Japanese, from mama ‘mother’ + -san.

词汇	mama-san
释义	Definition of mama-san in English: mama-san noun ˈmaməsanˈmäməˌsän (in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar. （日本和远东地区）妈妈桑（尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘） Example sentencesExamples You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win. While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out. At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own. From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district. He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas. Origin Japanese, from mama 'mother' + -san. Definition of mama-san in US English: mama-san nounˈmäməˌsän (in Japan and East Asia) a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar. （日本和远东地区）妈妈桑（尤指艺妓馆或酒吧的老板娘） Example sentencesExamples He refused to speak to the mama-sans because his parents told him not to talk to any girls while he was overseas. From the age of 18, she's been a mama-san at three clubs, one being in Tokyo's posh Ginza district. While he was doing that, I looked at the guard shack where the mama-sans used to get checked in and out. At night, Namie acted as a mama-san for Reiko, introducing her to boys from other private schools and letting them go off on their own. You can drink alone but in the end the mama-sans always win. Origin Japanese, from mama ‘mother’ + -san.
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