mamak shop

A form of mama shop — A small, owner-operated convenience store sometimes found in void decks under high-rise apartment blocks.

OriginMalay mamak →
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Meanings

nounmamak shop (plural mamak shops)

plural mamak shops

  1. SingaporealternativeAlternative form of mama shop.

Origin

  1. Malaymamak
  2. Englishmamak shop

From Malay mamak + shop. Compare Tamil மாமா (māmā, “uncle”).

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APA

mamak shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak%20shop

MLA

“mamak shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak%20shop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mamak shop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mamak%20shop.

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