Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Mammy

Portuguese translation:

mãe preta

Jun 23, 2006 17:33
17 yrs ago
English term

Mammy

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É tipo a Tia Anastácia, mas não consigo pensar em uma palavra em português que consiga condensar tudo isso. O problema é que, no contexto, Mammy é um PERSONAGEM não um conceito.... Alguém pode ajudar?

The mammy archetype is, perhaps, as old as slavery itself— that of a dark-skinned, heavyset, big-busted, matronly black woman wearing an apron and a kerchief on her head. She generally is a maid, cook, seamstress, nurse, or another kind of domestic servant who was an earth mother type, good-natured, somes jovial and loud. Like the emasculated black "pappy" or "uncle", she is asexual, despite having given birth to many children.

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preta

Para o Brasil, eu usaria simplesmente "preta".

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-06-23 18:04:26 GMT)
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ou "mãe-preta"
http://www.n-a-u.org/ENTREACASA1.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Fernando Domeniconi : mãe-preta me parece a melhor opção!
4 hrs
agree Cristina Pereira : Também gosto de "mãe preta"
22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Pessoal, valeu! Abraços a todos."
7 mins

babá (see explanation)

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
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+1
15 mins

vovozona

Peer comment(s):

agree Sonia Heidemann
1 hr
Obrigada Sónia
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