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

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

lämpe

Basel-Landschaft

wampe

Basel-Landschaft

wämpe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvamə/

Etymology

From Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. 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.