mami

plural mamis

1. Latin AmericaPhilippinesmommy, mother
2. Latin Americaattractive woman; momma
3. Latin Americaa term of affection for a woman

1. PhilippinesuncountableA soup dish of wheat noodles or cellophane noodles mixed with meat of either pork, chicken, pork liver, beef brisket, and/or fresh or dried seafood such as shrimp or squid, and/or wonton dumplings, and vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, spring onion, etc.

   One brought two boxes of instant mami noodles.

   2003, Ma. Romina M. Gonzalez, Welostit and Other Stories, page 51

   2 more examples

   When her awaited bus arrives, she passes up instant mami noodles for a chance to dip her hand in a box of old shoes.

   2008, Priscelina Patajo-Legasto, Philippine Studies: Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?, page 369

   A new era came in the 90's when the Generation Y (Gen Y), born in the mid-70's to mid-80's, started trickling into the urban development craze with the booming of malls and instant products from instant mami to instant coffee to instant beauty.

   2013, Ed S. Teovisio, The 8 Streams of Confluent Learning to Personal Effectiveness, page 22

   Synonyms: pancit mami

1. A female given name from Japanese.