pumpernickel

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English

A slice of pumpernickel bread
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Etymology

From Westphalian (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Pumpernickel, from Pumper (“fart”) (or a related form, such as pumpern) and Nickel (“rascal”) (from the male name Nikolaus (“Nicholas”)), possibly originating as an insult for a person or for the bread itself by outsiders.

Noun

pumpernickel (countable and uncountable, plural pumpernickels)

  1. A German sourdough bread made from rye.
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