Ma ma sa ke \ n. a restaurant at Squaw Valley, CA serving new-style Japanese food using regional available ingredients. Root: mama: Itl. 1. a. an endearing term for a nurturing person b. mother. Root: sake Jp. 1. Japanese rice wine/beer Japanese word for salmon. MAMASAKE - an exclamation used for extreme feelings of joy or in times of challenge. Also see: MAMASAN - Japanese; a female restaurateur.