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Etymology edit

Tamil மாமா (māmā, uncle) + shop

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mama shop (plural mama shops)

  1. (Singapore) A small owner-operated corner shop sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.
    • 2011 August 31, Carolyn Quek, Today, Singapore: Mediacorp Press, →OCLC, page 24:
      [] Mr S Gunashekaran, [] took over the running of the “mama shop” which was owned by his father at a void deck in Yishun Ring Road.

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