black bread

noun

A type of coarse-grained, dark-colored rye bread.

Meanings

nounblack bread (plural black breads)

plural black breads

  1. cookingA type of coarse-grained, dark-colored rye bread.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbread made of coarse rye flour

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Because the bread's dark brown color is notionally black.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 黑麵包 /黑面包
  • 黑麵包 /黑面包 (hēimiànbāo)Translations
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