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pretzel
(pretsəl)
Word forms: plural pretzels
countable noun
A pretzel is a small, crisp, shiny biscuit, which has salt on the outside. Pretzels are usually shaped like knots orsticks.
pretzel in British English
(ˈprɛtsəl)
noun
a brittle savoury biscuit, in the form of a knot or stick, glazed and salted on the outside, eaten esp in Germany and the US
Word origin
C19: from German, from Old High German brezitella; perhaps related to Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet, from Latin bracchium armpretzel in American English
(ˈprɛtsəl)
US
noun
a usually hard, brittle biscuit made from a slender roll of dough heavily sprinkled with salt and typically baked in the form of a loose knot or as a stick
Word origin
Ger brezel < OHG brezitella < ML *brachiatellum, dim. of *brachiatum, biscuit baked in form of crossed arms < L brachium, an arm: see brace1Image ofpretzel
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