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pumpernikkeli.

A biscuit-like, often oval-shaped baked good made of gingerbread (piparkakku) dough and topped with a layer of sugar icing.

13 characters5 syllables approx.Suomi language

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noun/ˈpumperˌnikːeli/[ˈpumpe̞rˌnikːe̞li]
  1. A biscuit-like, often oval-shaped baked good made of gingerbread (piparkakku) dough and topped with a layer of sugar icing.

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The word is borrowed from German Pumpernickel but otherwise these two products have little in common.

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