Wampe

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German

Etymology

Upper German variant of Wamme, from Middle High German wambe, from Old High German wamba, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. Cognate with English womb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvampə/
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  • Hyphenation: Wam‧pe

Noun

Wampe f (genitive Wampe, plural Wampen)

  1. (less common) Alternative form of Wamme (dewlap)
    • 1892, Fritz Mauthner, Aus dem Märchenbuch der Wahrheit[1], published 1919:
      Es waren bebänderte Ochsen, und zierliche Glöckchen hingen ihnen von der Wampe hinunter.
      They were oxen garnished with ribbons, and graceful bells hung from their dewlaps.
  2. (colloquial) potbelly, paunch
    • 2007 Spiegel-Online, Kindheitstrauma Weidezaun
      … als mein elastisches Mikrofaserunterhemd über jenen Hohlraum spannt, wo früher eine Wampe war, jetzt aber nur noch ein klitzekleiner Restbauch.
      … wenn my elastic microfiber undershirt stretches over the hollow, where there used to be a paunch, but now only a tiny belly remains.

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