kummelweck

English

noun

Definitions

A salty bread roll topped with caraway seeds and often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York.

Etymology

Derived from German Kümmel (caraway).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Kümmel

Gloss

caraway

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

weck English
cuminum Latin
Kümmel German
Kümmelblättchen German
Kümmeltürke German
Weck German
kummel Dutch, Flemish
kim Serbo-Croatian
kumil Old High German
kümel Middle High German

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