In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
MA
Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA, Mass.
(noun) a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
(noun) informal terms for a mother
milliampere, mA
(noun) one thousandth of an ampere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ma (plural mas)
(astronomy, usually, in the plural) Abbreviation of milli-arcsecond.
Etymology 2
The sound, which parents interpret as a reference to themselves, is very commonly made by infants.
Noun
ma (plural mas) (not generally used in the plural)
(colloquial, and in direct address) mother, mama
Usage notes
• Often capitalized when used to refer to a specific person.
Hey, Ma, I’d like you to meet my friend Jamie.
Synonyms
• mama
• mamma
• mater
• maw
• mom (US)
• mommy (US)
• mother
• mum (British)
• mummy (British)
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ma
May
Usage notes
• Usually capitalised as Ma.
Etymology 4
From my
Determiner
ma
(dialectal, informal) Alternative spelling of my
Etymology 5
Particle
ma (Singlish, Singapore, colloquial)
Alternative form of mah
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Adjective
MA (not comparable)
(statistics) Initialism of moving average.
Noun
MA (countable and uncountable, plural MAs)
Initialism of Master of Arts.
(US, TV) Initialism of mature audience, a television rating.
(US, military) Initialism of master-at-arms; also MAA.
Proper noun
MA (uncountable)
Postal abbreviation of Massachusetts, a state of the United States of America.
Maluku, a province of Indonesia.
Maranhão, a state of Brazil.
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ma
Abbreviation of May.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ma
A common surname of East Asian derivation.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Ma
A language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Anagrams
• 'am, A&M, A. & M., A. M., A.M., AM, Am, Am., a.m., am
Source: Wiktionary
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