Guama

//ˈɡwɐ.ma// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    maternal grandmother; maternal grandma Philippines, colloquial

    ""Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure." says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are." from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes."

  2. 2
    tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations wordnet

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inga laurina

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""Your family, friends, and connections are your real treasure." says my guama 外婆 (in Hokkien) or grandmother, Hermiña. I was only around six years of age when she said it. Yet I still hear it in my ears now and then. That and the quote, "Tell me your company, and I will tell you what you are." from the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes."

Etymology

From Hokkien 外媽 /外妈 (gōa-má, “maternal grandmother”). Compare Tagalog guwama.

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