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black bread

American

noun

a coarse-grained dark bread, often sour and made from whole-grain rye flour.

black bread British

noun

a kind of very dark coarse rye bread

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By October 1941, the daily ration was 200 grams of black bread, about the size of a pack of cigarettes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

There are a million ways to enjoy it, but my favorite is on a fresh latke with a smear of sour cream or with cold butter on a thick slice of Russian black bread.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

But some nations had come prepared - Germany brought snacks of salami and black bread.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

If the Reuben’s on special, get it — this sandwich, on Dacha’s marvelous housemade black bread, might bring tears to your eyes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2019

She had stacks of loaves of black bread, too.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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