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pumpernickel Definition

☆ pum·per·nickel (pum′pər nik′əl)

noun

a coarse, dark, sour bread made of unsifted rye flour

Etymology: Ger, Westphalian rye bread, earlier a pejorative < pumpern, to break wind + nickel, a goblin: see nickel

Browse dictionary entries near pumpernickel

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  5. ‹ pump-and-dump
  6. ‹ pump
  7. ‹ pummel
  8. ‹ pumice
  9. ‹ puma
  10. ‹ pulvinus
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