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pumpernickel
[ puhm-per-nik-uhl ]
noun
- a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
pumpernickel
/ ˈpʌmpəˌnɪkəl /
noun
- a slightly sour black bread, originating in Germany, made of coarse rye flour
Word History and Origins
Origin of pumpernickel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pumpernickel1
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Example Sentences
They produced pumpernickel from one cupboard, and rye-bread and sausage from another, and all began to talk again and eat.
From a German bake shop get the bread, either "Kummel," (which is rye with caraway seeds), or Pumpernickel.
Mom fried pork sausages in the morning, you loved the smell of pumpernickel from the bakery in Vesey Street.
Our sub-officers and privates received good pickled meat with vegetables, pumpernickel (black bread) and rye whiskey.
Then we had Pumpernickel, Gruyère cheese and radishes, and for a third course vanilla ice.
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