rye bread

/raɪ brɛd/

/raɪ brɛd/

Other forms: rye breads

Definitions of rye bread

1. noun

   any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour
   types:

   black bread, pumpernickel

   a dense, dark bread made from unsifted, whole-grain rye flour

   Jewish rye, Jewish rye bread

   (Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds

   limpa

   a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar

   Swedish rye, Swedish rye bread

   a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind

   type of:

   bread, breadstuff, staff of life

   food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked