mamme

noun

mam·​me

ˈmämā

plural mamme or mammes

: the overwintering crop of the caprifig maturing in the spring compare mammoni, profichi

Word History

Etymology

Italian dialect, plural of mamma, literally, breast, from Latin; from the shape of the fruit

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