Pumpernickel

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From Westphalian Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Pumper (“fart”) (or a related form, such as pumpern) and Nickel (“rascal”) (from the male name Nikolaus (“Nicholas”)), possibly originating as an insult for a person or for the bread itself by outsiders.(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊmpɐˌnɪkl̩]

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1. a type of sourdough rye bread, strongly flavored, dense, and dark in color

   Synonym: (only in north-western Germany where the bread is native) Schwarzbrot

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• English: pumpernickel

• “Pumpernickel” in Duden online