pumpernickel
[ puhm-per-nik-uh l ]
/ ˈpʌm pərˌnɪk əl /
noun
a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
Origin of pumpernickel
1750–60; < German
Pumpernickel orig., an opprobrious name for anyone considered disagreeable, equivalent to
pumper(n) to break wind +
Nickel hypocoristic from of
Nikolaus Nicholas (cf.
nickel); presumably applied to the bread from its effect on the digestive system
Words nearby pumpernickel
pump-action,
pump-and-dump,
pump-oxygenator,
pumped storage,
pumper,
pumpernickel,
pumping,
pumpkin,
pumpkin head,
pumpking,
pumpkinseed
Example sentences from the Web for pumpernickel
British Dictionary definitions for pumpernickel
pumpernickel
/ (ˈpʌmpəˌnɪkəl) /
noun
a slightly sour black bread, originating in Germany, made of coarse rye flour
Word Origin for pumpernickel
C18: from German, of uncertain origin