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

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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