ama

[ ah-mah ]

/ ˈɑ mɑ /

noun, plural a·mas, a·ma.

a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.

Nearby words

alzheimer's disease, am, am-dram, am., am/fm, ama, amab, amabella, amabelle, amabokoboko, amacrine

Origin of ama

From Japanese, dating back to 1945–50, of uncertain origin

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Examples from the Web for amas

And over the weekend, Gaga redefined the R. Kelly duet in a good way on the AMAs.
Has Lady Gaga Fallen From Her Throne?|Michael Musto|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Following his outrageous performance at the AMAs, Adam Lambert was banned from Good Morning America today.
Five Gays Blast GMA|Jacob Bernstein|November 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Procumbit humi bos—for Bos—read Dobbs—amo, amas—I loved a lass.
Jacob Faithful|Captain Frederick Marryat
I suppose if you flash up amo, amas to a Chicago man, he thinks youre Elihu Burritt, the learned bib-bib-blacksmith.
Short Sixes|H. C. Bunner

Reuben had sensed this, ever since his and Ben's first sweaty encounters with amo, amas, amat.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
He repeats his amo, amas, amavi, in the same singing tone as our common school-boys.
Travels in England in 1782|Charles P. Moritz
Formerly Anas were the fashion; now it is Amas, et le change est pour le mieux.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau

British Dictionary definitions for amas

AMA

abbreviation for

American Medical Association

Australian Medical Association

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