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.
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Noun
mampara (plural mamparas)
- (South Africa, slang) A fool; a buffoon.
- Every week the Sunday Times names and shames a mampara—generally a public figure who has said or done something so idiotic that it boggles the mind.
Translations
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Afrikaans
Noun
mampara (plural mamparas)
- Alternative form of mamparra.
Catalan
Etymology
From mamparar, alteration of emparar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məmˈpa.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /mamˈpa.ɾa/
Noun
mampara f (plural mampares)
- (nautical) bulkhead
- partition, partition wall
Further reading
- “mampara” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From archaic mamparar (“to safeguard”), possibly from Latin manu parāre (“stop with the hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mamˈpaɾa/ [mãmˈpa.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: mam‧pa‧ra
Noun
mampara f (plural mamparas)
- panel (small movable screen)
- Synonym: panel
- 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