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  2. Pumpernickel - Wikipedia

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    A very dark, dense wholegrain pumpernickel. The philologist Johann Christoph Adelung (1732–1806) states that the word has an origin in the Germanic vernacular, where pumpern was a New High German synonym for being flatulent, and Nickel was a form of the name Nicholas, commonly associated with a goblin or devil (e.g. Old Nick, a familiar name for Satan), or more generally for a malevolent ...

  3. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Pumpernickel is said to have been given the name by a French man (sometimes Napoleon) referring to his horse, Nicole—"Il étoit bon pour Nicole" ("It was good enough for Nicole"), or "C'est une pomme pour Nicole" ("It's an apple for Nicole") or "C'est du pain pour Nicole" ("It's bread for Nicole").

  4. Ghost word - Wikipedia

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    The most popular etymology of the word pumpernickel bread—that Napoleon described it as "C'est pain pour Nicole!", being only fit for his horse—is thought to be a deliberate hoax. Quiz also has been associated with apparently deliberate false etymology. All these words and many more have remained in common usage, but they may well have been ...

  5. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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    Pumpernickel—a type of sourdough rye bread, strongly flavored, dense, and dark in color. Quark—a type of fresh cheese (curd). Radler—a mixture of beer and lemonade. Rollmops—a rolled, pickled herring fillet. Saaz—a variety of hops named after Saaz, the German name of Žatec, a city in Northwestern Bohemia.

  6. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.

  7. Rye bread - Wikipedia

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    A very dense wholegrain pumpernickel. Pure rye bread contains only rye flour, without any wheat. German-style pumpernickel, a dark, dense, and close-textured loaf, is made from crushed or ground whole rye grains, usually without wheat flour, baked for long periods at a low temperature in a covered tin. Rye and wheat flours are often used to ...

  8. Rye - Wikipedia

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    Rye bread, including pumpernickel, is made using rye flour and is a widely eaten food in Northern and Eastern Europe. [44] [45] In Scandinavia, rye is widely used to make crispbread (Knäckebröd); in the Middle Ages it was a staple food in the region, and it remains popular in the 21st century. [46]

  9. Bagel - Wikipedia

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    Non-traditional versions that change the dough recipe include pumpernickel, rye, sourdough, bran, whole wheat, and multigrain. Other variations change the flavor of the dough, often using blueberry , salt , onion , garlic , egg , cinnamon , raisin , chocolate chip , cheese , or some combination of the above.