Wamme

Meaning

1. (feminine) dewlap (hanging skin on certain animals, such as cattle)
2. (alt-of, alternative, feminine, uncommon) alternative form of Wampe (“potbelly”)

Concepts

dewlap

abdomen

belly

stomach

Synonyms

Bauch

Bierbauch

Pansen

Wanst

Wampe

Translations

papada

bedaine

panse

pancia

buzzo

giogaia

gozzo

pancione

rumine

doppio mento

panza

alvus

buik

pens

vente

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

lämpe

Basel-Landschaft

wampe

Basel-Landschaft

wämpe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvamə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wambe

Inherited from Old High German: wamba

In summary

From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Cognate with English womb.
Wamme shows the normal Standard German development -mb- → -mm-, whereas the variant Wampe has an Upper German consonantism. The two are now usually distinguished semantically: Wamme referring to animals, Wampe to people in colloquial use.