English Explanatory Dictionary

mama-pian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The primary lesion caused by yaws, typically surrounded by other, smaller lesions.

Word forms

mama-pian mamanpian

Etymology

Compound of mama + pian. Compare Spanish mama-pian, French mamanpian, mère des pians. First attested in 1822.

Synonyms

mamma-yaw master yaw mother-yaw
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