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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz. Cognates include German Schwamm, Yiddish שוואָם (shvom), Dutch zwam, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (swamms), Old Norse svǫppr, soppr, svampr; also English swamp.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwåmm m (plural Schwemm or Schwemme, diminutive Schwammerl)
- (cooking) mushroom
- Synonyms: Puiz, Pülz, Püüz, Schwammerl
- (zoology) sponge
- bath sponge