kummelweck means A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, kummelweck ranks #2,710 of 42,752 for Qualifying.
kummelweck is pronounced /ˈkuməlvɛk/.
Etymology
From German Kümmel (“caraway”), Weck (“roll”) (in south-western dialects).
noun
- A bread roll (typically a Kaiser roll) sprinkled with koshering salt and caraway seeds, often served with thinly sliced roast beef, popular in western New York.e.g.“This is perfect for a large cocktail party served with small kummelweck rolls.” — 1962, The Children's Hospital of Buffalo cook book:
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