mamsa
See also: maṃsa
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Sanskrit मांस (māṃsa, “flesh; meat”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mam‧sa
Noun edit
mamsa
- African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
- black jack (Caranx lugubris)
- giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
- (humorous) a schoolmarm; a woman who is a teacher, especially a teacher in a schoolhouse; may carry the connotation she is severe