Bapperl

Unclear. Possibly from Italian pappa (“pap, mush”), from Latin pappa (“food for children”). Possibly related to Middle Low German pappe, English pap, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. See also Bappn.

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɑb̥ɐl/

Bapperl n (plural Bapperl)

1. (Bavaria) sticker, adhesive label

   Synonym: Pickerl

   Des Bapperl is nuntergånga. ― The sticker has come off.

2. (Austria, Vienna) meal, dish (only used in a positive sense)

   Heit gibt's a guads Bapperl. ― Today we'll have a delicious dish.

• Bappn