pumpernickel

n.
A dark, sourish bread made from whole, coarsely ground rye.

[German, probably from dialectal, term of abuse : obsolete Pumper, breaking wind (from dialectal pumpern, to break wind , from Middle High German, to knock, frequentative of pumpen, of imitative origin) + German Nickel, goblin; see nickel.]

Dense, sour-flavoured black bread made from rye, originating from Germany. A 100-g portion is a source of protein; contains 1 g of fat; provides 10 g of dietary fibre; supplies 200 kcal (850 kJ). Also used in the USA for any rye bread.

[PUHM-puhr-nihk-uhl] A coarse dark bread with a slightly sour taste. Pumpernickel is usually made of a high proportion of rye flour and a small amount of wheat flour. Molasses is often used to add both color and flavor.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: bread made of coarse rye flour
  Synonym: black bread

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pumpernickel

Nederlands (Dutch)
roggebrood

Français (French)
n. - pumpernickel, pain noir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pumpernickel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) σικαλόψωμο

Italiano (Italian)
pane integrale di segale, pane nero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pão de centeio integral (m)

Русский (Russian)
пумперникель

Español (Spanish)
n. - tipo de pan integral de centeno

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pumpernickel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粗制裸麦面包

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 粗製裸麥麵包

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조제한 호밀빵

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パンパニッケル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من الخبز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לחם שיפון גס, פומפרניקל‬

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