pumpernickel

noun pum·per·nick·el \ˈpəm-pər-ˌni-kəl\

: a heavy and dark type of bread made from rye

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: a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour

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German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility

First Known Use: 1756

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noun pum·per·nick·el \ˈpəm-pər-ˌni-kəl\

: a dark rye bread

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