la mamusca y el papusco

Question

I am reading a book " El Paraiso" by Elena Castedo. She was born in Barcelona in 1937. She use these words la mamusca and el papusco which I never hear before. I think they mean mom and dad, but they not in the dictionary. Thank you!

Answer 1

Yes, it can mean mon and dad. However, it depends mostly of the context. Mamusca can be said to a beatiful women and papusco can be said to a handsome man.

Answer 2

Are these perhaps catalán for "mother" and "father" or "mom" and "dad"?

Great question!