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Definition of pumpernickel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pumpernickel

noun
 
/ˈpʌmpənɪkl/
 
/ˈpʌmpərnɪkl/
 [uncountable] (from German)
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  1. a type of heavy dark brown bread made from rye, originally from Germany and often sold in slicesTopics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPumpernickel is used before these nouns:
    • bread
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: transferred use of German Pumpernickel ‘lout, bumpkin’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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