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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPumpernickel
/ˈpʌm.pɚ.nɪk.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of dark, dense bread made from coarsely ground rye flour.
"She served pumpernickel bread with the cheese platter at the dinner party." - 2
A bread that is traditionally associated with German cuisine, often used for sandwiches or as a side dish.
"The deli offered a variety of sandwiches on pumpernickel, which added a unique flavor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from German Pumpernickel in the late 17th century, combining the regional dialect verb pumpern (to fart) and Nickel (associated with a goblin, devil, or rascal, or as a nickname for Nicholas), originally carrying the humorous folk etymology of being a heavy, hard-to-digest bread. Over time, the term shifted from a jocular descriptor of coarse rye bread to the standard international culinary name for heavy, dark, slightly sweet German rye bread.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pumpernickel" is said worldwide
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pain de seigle
Transliteration: pɛ̃ də sɛɡl
"Elle a servi du pain de seigle avec le fromage."
Pumpernickel
Transliteration: ˈpʊmpɐˌnɪkəl
"Der Pumpernickel ist ein beliebtes Brot in Deutschland."
pane di segale
Transliteration: pane di seɡale
"Ha preparato un panino con pane di segale."
pan de centeno
Transliteration: pan de senˈteno
"El pan de centeno es muy nutritivo."
pão de centeio
Transliteration: pɐ̃w dʒi sɛ̃ˈtejʊ
"O pão de centeio é uma opção saudável."
राई की रोटी
Transliteration: raai ki roti
"उसने राई की रोटी के साथ सब्जी परोसी।"
黑麦面包
Transliteration: hēi mài miàn bāo
"她用黑麦面包做了三明治。"
호밀빵
Transliteration: homilppang
"그녀는 호밀빵으로 샌드위치를 만들었다."
ライ麦パン
Transliteration: raimugipan
"彼女はライ麦パンでサンドイッチを作った。"
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