pumpernickel


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pumpernickel /ˈpʊmpəˌnɪk(ə)l, ˈpʌm-/
noun dark, dense German bread made from coarsely ground wholemeal rye.
– origin C18: transferred use of Ger. Pumpernickel ‘lout, bumpkin’.
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