mayora

Spanish

Etymology

From mayor.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /maˈʝoɾa/ [maˈʝo.ɾa]

• 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)

1. (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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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)

1. mayoress of a city or municipality/town

   Synonym: alkaldesa

   Coordinate term: meyor

Related terms

• yorme

Further reading

• “mayora” in Tagalog.com.