What does mamona in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mamona in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mamona in Spanish.

The word mamona in Spanish means unweaned, suckling, sucking, ackee, quinette, ackee, quenette, dumbass, jerk, pain in the ass, prick, moocher, sponge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mamona

unweaned, suckling

adjetivo (que toma del pecho)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi hijo todavía es mamón: siempre que me ve quiere teta.
My son is still unweaned (or: suckling): every time he sees me he wants my breast.

sucking

adjetivo (que mama más de lo normal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mi primer hijo fue un bebé muy mamón.
My first son was a very sucking baby.

ackee, quinette

nombre masculino (árbol tropical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el patio de mis abuelos había un mamón y un algarrobo.
My grandparents had an ackee and a carob tree in the courtyard.

ackee, quenette

nombre masculino (fruto comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los mamones son deliciosos pero tienen una semilla muy grande.
Quenettes are delicious but they have huge seeds.

dumbass, jerk

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (insulto indefinido) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Eres un mamón: ¡lo has estropeado todo!
Dumbass! You've messed it all up.

pain in the ass

adjetivo (CO: coloquial (molesto, pesado) (offensive)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ya no me aguanto más a esa secretaria mamona: me interrumpe todo el día.
I cant' stand that pain in the ass secretary anymore: she interrupts me all day long.

prick

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (CO: coloquial (persona molesta) (slang: offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nuevo es un mamón y no se queda callado ni un segundo.
The new guy is a prick and can't keep quiet for a single second.

moocher, sponge

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (coloquial (aprovechado) (slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu amigo es un mamón porque siempre quiere que le invitemos a fumar.
Your friend is a moocher (or: sponge), he always wants to bum cigarettes off of us.

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