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bamse.

a bear

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a bear

    colloquial · common-gender · endearing · often
    Barnen fick mata den snälla bamsen

  2. something large, a biggun

    colloquial · common-gender
    Wow! Vilken bamse.

  3. Bamse (a cartoon character and cartoon)

    capitalized · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Related to Norwegian Nynorsk bamse.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.