asukal de mama

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === asucara de mama — dated azucar de mama mama de asukal === Etymology === From asukal (“sugar”) +‎ de +‎ mama (“mother”). Calque of English sugar mommy using Spanish loanwords. English sugar also used to mean “money” in English slang. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌsukal de ˈmama/ [ʔɐˌsuː.xɐl d̪ɛ ˈmaː.mɐ] Rhymes: -ama Syllabification: a‧su‧kal de ma‧ma === Noun === asukal de mama (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒ ᜋᜋ) (slang) sugar mama (older woman who spends money on a younger person for romantic or sexual purposes) Synonym: asukarera de mama Coordinate term: asukal de papa === Further reading === Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 7