Schwammerl

Bavarian

Etymology

Diminutive of Schwåmm, from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɑmɐl/
  • Hyphenation: Schwam‧merl

Noun

Schwammerl n or m (plural Schwammerln)

  1. (cooking) mushroom
    Synonyms: Puiz, Pülz, Püüz, Schwåmm
  2. (derogatory) idiot, bungler

Usage notes

  • The masculine gender is common in Bavaria, everywhere else the neuter gender is more common.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. (Austria, Bavaria, cooking) mushroom
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, derogatory) mushroom

Declension

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Further reading

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