mamma mia

English edit

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Mamma Mia

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Italian mamma mia.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: mŭ'mə mēʹə, IPA^(key): /ˌmʌmə ˈmiːə/
(General American) enPR: mŏ'mə mēʹə, IPA^(key): /ˌmɑmə ˈmiə/

Interjection edit

mamma mia

A mild expression of surprise, supposed to be used by Italians.

Italian edit

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mamma Mia

Etymology edit

mamma (“mom, mum”) + mia (“of mine”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmam.ma ˈmi.a/
Hyphenation: màm‧ma‧mì‧a

Interjection edit

my goodness!, goodness me!

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