pumpernickel
noun/ˈpʌmpənɪkl/
/ˈpʌmpərnɪkl/
[uncountable] (from German)- a type of heavy dark brown bread made from rye, originally from Germany and often sold in slicesTopics Foodc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPumpernickel is used before these nouns:
- bread
Word Originmid 18th cent.: transferred use of German Pumpernickel ‘lout, bumpkin’, of unknown ultimate origin.Definitions on the go
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