おまちどおさま

おまちどおさま · omachidoosama · JLPT N2 · noun

wait

o-machi-do-o-sama = honorable waiting, done long enough to be polite

お待ち (omachi) means waiting, and どお is an old form of だけ meaning as much as. Literally: honorable waiting for as long as it took. Said when handing over food or a delayed item.

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