Etymology

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Today it means: A mistress. Full definition →

Neapolitan cummà
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  1. Neapolitan · derived fromcummà“godmother”
  2. English todaygoomah

From Neapolitan cummà (“godmother”); popularized by Southern Italian immigrants in America.

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