mamon

See also: mamón and Mamoń

Cebuano

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish mamón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧mon

Noun

mamon

1. sponge cake

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmamon/
• Hyphenation: ma‧mon

Noun

mamon

1. accusative singular of mamo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish mamón (“sponge cake”), from Spanish mamón (“suckling child”). Compare Cebuano torta mamon and Thai มาม่อนเค้ก (maa-mɔ̂ɔn-kéek, “mamon cake”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈmon/ [mɐˈmon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ma‧mon

Noun

mamón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜓᜈ᜔)

1. mamon (traditional Filipino chiffon cake or sponge cake)

Derived terms

• pusong mamon

 

Related terms

• mama
• mamalya
• mamon tostado

 

See also

• biskotso
• broas

 

Further reading

• “mamon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018