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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)
- (cooking) mushroom
- Synonyms: Puiz, Pülz, Püüz, Schwåmm
- (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 Bavarian Schwammerl, from Middle High German swamme, swam, swamp, from Old High German swamp, from Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz, *swammaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwammerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Schwammerls, plural Schwammerl or Schwammerln)
- (Austria, Bavaria, cooking) mushroom
- (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, derogatory) mushroom
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