Graubrot

German

Etymology

Compound of grau (“gray”) +‎ Brot (“bread”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ˌbʁoːt/

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• Hyphenation: Grau‧brot

Noun

Graubrot n (strong, genitive Graubrotes or Graubrots, plural Graubrote)

1. greyish sourdough bread made of a mixture of wheat and rye flour (the most common kind of bread throughout Central Europe)

   Synonyms: Mischbrot, (only regionally synonym) Schwarzbrot

   Coordinate term: Weißbrot

Further reading

• “Graubrot” in Duden online