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pfef·fer·nuss (fef′ər no̵̅o̅s′)

noun pl. pfeffernuesse -·nues′se (-no̵̅o̅′sə)

a small, usually ball-shaped cookie flavored with cinnamon, allspice, anise, etc. and with black pepper, made esp. during the Christmas season

Etymology: Ger, lit., pepper nut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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