mayordoma
mayordóma with stress marks
female manager; housekeeper; female head of household staff
Usage Note
Mayordoma comes from Spanish mayordoma and refers to a woman who manages a household's staff for a wealthy family, or who organizes a fiesta or religious celebration. The role carries considerable social prestige in provincial communities, though its institutional meaning differs from that of its masculine counterpart, mayordomo.
Examples
" Mabait ang mayordoma namin. "
Natural Translation
Our housekeeper is kind.
Literal Translation
Kind the housekeeper our.
" Ang mayordoma ang nag-aasikaso sa lahat ng kailangan sa mansyon. "
Natural Translation
The female housekeeper takes care of everything needed in the mansion.
Literal Translation
The housekeeper the taking-care to all of-the needed in-the mansion.
" Ang mayordoma ang siyang nangangasiwa sa lahat ng paghahanda tuwing may malaking pista sa malaking bahay. "
Natural Translation
It is the female housekeeper who oversees all the preparations whenever there is a big feast at the big house.
Literal Translation
The housekeeper the the-one overseeing on all of preparation every have big feast at big house.
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