different between macaw vs mamaw

English

Etymology

From Portuguese macao, from Tupian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??k??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??k??/, /m??k??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

macaw (plural macaws)

1. Any of various parrots of the genera Ara, Anodorhynchus, Cyanopsitta, Orthopsittaca, Primolius and Diopsittaca of Central and South America, including the largest parrots and characterized by long sabre-shaped tails, curved powerful bills, and usually brilliant plumage.

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• mammaw, mawmaw

Etymology

Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of mother.

Noun

mamaw (plural mamaws)

1. (Britain, dialect, Scottish lowlands) One's mother.
2. (US, dialect, Southern US) One's grandmother, especially one's maternal grandmother.
3. (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) One's mother.

Usage notes

"Ma maw" is Lowland Scots for "my mother". "Ma" is used when addressing one's own mother, and "maw" when addressing others' mothers ("aye yer maw", Glaswegian humour implying disbelief with a hint of ridicule).

Synonyms

• meemaw, memaw

See also

• papaw

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Cognate with Tagalog mamaw (“monster; talented; intelligent”) and Cebuano amaw (“devil; monster; fool; stupid”).

Noun

mamaw

1. elf; goblin; sprite; fairy; ghost; etc.

Synonyms

• mamamáhoy
• tamáo
• tumáo
• kamâkamâ

Tagalog

Etymology

Cognate with Cebuano amaw (“devil; monster; fool; stupid”) and Hiligaynon mamaw (“Elf, goblin, sprite, fairy, ghost, etc.”). Possibly related to Tagalog halimaw, which is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qari-mau?.

Noun

mamaw

1. monster
2. (colloquial) a very talented or intelligent person

Adjective

mamaw

1. ferocious; bestially cruel

   Synonym: halimaw