pfeffernuss

P3F4E1F4F4E1R1N1U1S1S1
/ˈfɛf.ə.nuːs/

noun

A small gingerbread biscuit, flavoured with spices, eaten especially at Christmas.

Similar
peppernut
OriginGerman Pfeffernuss →
Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpfeffernuss (plural pfeffernusse)

plural pfeffernusse · alternative pfeffernusse

  1. A small gingerbread biscuit, flavoured with spices, eaten especially at Christmas.

    Synonyms: peppernut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small gingerbread biscuit, flavoured with spices, eaten especially at Christmas.

Similar
peppernut
Also see
pfeffernusse

Origin

  1. GermanPfeffernuss
  2. Englishpfeffernuss

German Pfeffernuss, from Pfeffer (“pepper”) + Nuss (“nut”).

More words from German

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

pfeffernuss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfeffernuss

MLA

“pfeffernuss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfeffernuss. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pfeffernuss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pfeffernuss.

Source: pfeffernuss on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.