Bapperl
Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bapperl n (plural Bapperl)
- (Bavaria) sticker, adhesive label
- Synonym: Pickerl
- Des Bapperl is nuntergånga. ― The sticker has come off.
- (Austria, Vienna) meal, dish (only used in a positive sense)
- Heit gibt's a guads Bapperl. ― Today we'll have a delicious dish.