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Webster 1913 Edition


Pumpernickel

Pump′er-nickˊel

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Noun.
[G.]
A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing.

Definition 2024


Pumpernickel

Pumpernickel

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German

Noun

Pumpernickel m (genitive Pumpernickels, plural Pumpernickel)

  1. A type of sourdough rye bread, strongly flavored, dense, and dark in color.

Synonyms

  • Schwarzbrot (only in north-western Germany where the bread is native)

Derived terms

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pumpernickel

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English

A slice of pumpernickel bread

Noun

pumpernickel (countable and uncountable, plural pumpernickels)

  1. A German sourdough bread made from rye.