pfeffernuss
noun
pfef·fer·nuss
ˈfefə(r)ˌnüs,
-nu̇s,
G ˈ(p)fefərˌnu̇s
plural pfeffernuesse
-nüsə,
-nu̇sə,
G -nᵫsə
: a small hard highly spiced cookie made traditionally for the Christmas holidays
Word History
Etymology
German, from pfeffer + nuss nut, from Old High German nuz