mama shop
English
editEtymology
editTamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”) + shop
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmama shop (plural mama shops)
- (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.