mämmi

/ˈmæ.mi/[ˈmeə̯.mi]

noun

A traditional Finnish Easter dessert made from rye flour, malted rye, molasses and Seville orange zest.

OriginFinnish mämmi ← Proto-Finnic *mämmi →
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Meanings

nounmämmi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Finnish Easter dessert made from rye flour, malted rye, molasses and Seville orange zest.

Origin

  1. Proto-Finnic*mämmi
  2. Finnishmämmi
  3. Englishmämmi

Borrowed from Finnish mämmi, from Proto-Finnic *mämmi.

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Translations

Finnish mämmi
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Swedish memma
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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

mämmi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/m%C3%A4mmi

MLA

“mämmi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/m%C3%A4mmi. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mämmi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/m%C3%A4mmi.

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