单词 | pumpernickel |
释义 | pumpernickel /pum"peuhr nik'euhl/, n. a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye. [1750-60; < G Pumpernickel orig., an opprobrious name for anyone considered disagreeable, equiv. to pumper(n) to break wind + Nickel hypocoristic from of Nikolaus Nicholas (cf. NICKEL); presumably applied to the bread from its effect on the digestive system] |
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