guama

English

Alternative forms

• gua ma (Singapore)

Etymology

From Hokkien 外媽／外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɐ.ma/

Noun

guama (plural guamas)

1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) maternal grandmother; maternal grandma
   • 2022, Casey Huang, Move on Quick: How to Get Your Life Back and Never Break Your Heart Again‎^[1], Cazh Enterprise, page 155:

     "Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure." says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are." from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.

   • 2014, Jin Perez, Susanna Ng Ting, “Chicken in Chinese Wine and Black Sesame Oil - Chinese-style Black Chicken Adobo”, in Angelo Comsti, The Filipino Family Cookbook: Recipes and stories from our home kitchen‎^[2], Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, page 60:

     This adobo dish is perfect because it uses three of the most important ingredients for replenishment: black sesame oil, ginger and black chicken. It not only recharges the qi but also satisfies the appetite as it is very delicious. That's why we always ask our maternal grandmother Guama Susanna to make it for us even if nobody in the family has given birth. And whenever she does, I go on a rice binge. Yes, it is that tasty.

Coordinate terms

• (maternal male): guakong
• (paternal female): ama
• (paternal male): angkong

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwama/ [ˈɡwa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: gua‧ma

Noun

guama f (plural guamas)

1. ice-cream bean

   Synonym: guaba

Further reading

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