alma mater
Portuguese, noun/ˈaw.mɐ ˈma.teʁ/
alma mater is spelled A-L-M-A-M-A-T-E-R (9 letters). Alma mater is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a person who provides for another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does alma mater mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea person who provides for another
- 2
femininehomeland (place where one was born)
- 3
femininealma mater (school or college from which an individual has graduated)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce alma mater?
- Brazil /ˈaw.mɐ ˈma.teʁ/
- Brazil [ˈaʊ̯.mɐ ˈma.teh]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.