mayora
Spanish
Etymology
From mayor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʝoɾa/ [maˈʝo.ɾa] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
- IPA(key): /maˈʃoɾa/ [maˈʃo.ɾa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /maˈʒoɾa/ [maˈʒo.ɾa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: ma‧yo‧ra
Noun
mayora f (plural mayoras)
- (Mexico) an elderly female cook, who may work in a commercial kitchen but typically does not have formal training
See also
- cocinera f
Further reading
- “mayora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Tagalog
Etymology
Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English mayor with added Spanish -a (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈjoɾa/ [mɐˈjoː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -oɾa
- Syllabification: ma‧yo‧ra
Noun
mayora (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌᜓᜇ) (colloquial)