Dunkel

Or dun·kel

[duhngk-uhl]

noun

1. a dark lager beer with a distinctive malt flavor and aroma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dunkel¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from German; shortening of Dunkelbier “dark beer”

Example Sentences

"There's a shadow up here, get ready for six more weeks of winter this year," Tom Dunkel, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, proclaimed.

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The Friedkin Group's chief financial officer Ana Dunkel will join the board, while Colin Chong will remain as interim chief executive until a permanent appointment is made.

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The final decision emerged after a one-on-one between Phil and the club’s president, Tom Dunkel.

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Steven Hans Dunkel, 23, and Michael John Blankenship, 52, face charges of conspiring to commit robbery, Bucknell said.

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Dunkel, a Glendora resident with no criminal history, worked in various gambling parlors as a card dealer and is suspected of being the crew’s inside man, Bucknell said.

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