mamilla

/ mæˈmɪlə /

noun

1. a nipple or teat
2. any nipple-shaped part or prominence

Derived Forms

• ˈmamillary, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mamilla¹

C17: from Latin, diminutive of mamma breast

Example Sentences

Yet they were going dig up all the remains on the actual Mamilla Cemetery itself in order to build a commercial business center.

From The Daily Beast

Our Museum of Tolerance was never going to be built on the actual Mamilla cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is planning to build a Museum of Tolerance on the Muslim Mamilla cemetery.

From The Daily Beast

It is supplied with water by an underground conduit, from the Birket Mamilla.

From Project Gutenberg

This animal is viviparous, and suckles its young by the mamilla, like quadrupeds, and its flesh is firm and muscular.

From Project Gutenberg