different between mompara vs mampara

mompara

English

Noun

mompara (plural momparas)

  1. (South Africa) A fool.

mompara From the web:



mampara

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an imitative rendition of the call of the Cape Turtle Dove. A slang term used by hunters for this particularly silly pigeon.

Noun

mampara (plural mamparas)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A fool; a buffoon.

Translations


Afrikaans

Noun

mampara (plural mamparas)

  1. Alternative form of mamparra.

Spanish

Etymology

From archaic mamparar (to safeguard), possibly from Latin manu par?re (stop with the hand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam?pa?a/, [mãm?pa.?a]

Noun

mampara f (plural mamparas)

  1. panel (small movable screen)
    Synonym: panel
  2. shower screen, shower door (ellipsis of mampara de ducha)

Related terms

  • mamparo (bulkhead)

Further reading

  • “mampara” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

mampara From the web:

+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like