Bappn

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 Bapperl.

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɑb̥m/

Bappn f (plural Bappn)

1. (anatomy) mouth, trap

   I håmma mei Bappn verbrennt. ― I've burnt my mouth.

   Hoid de Bappn! ― Shut your trap!

• Bapperl