pretzel

[ pret-suhl ]
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noun
  1. a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.

  2. a larger version of this, made of soft, chewy bread dough.

Origin of pretzel

1
1815–25, Americanism;<German Pretzel, variant of Bretzel;Old High German brizzila<Medieval Latin bracellusbracelet

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How to use pretzel in a sentence

  • They sit around and munch chocolate or take rolls from their bags and nibble those between the acts or eat pretzels.

    The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchard
  • This, it is estimated, would salt enough pretzels to supply the world for several years.

  • At such times "lager" and pretzels flow like milk and honey from his generous hand.

  • There was a long break in the conversation, during which Waddles munched great quantities of pretzels and cheese.

    Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan

British Dictionary definitions for pretzel

pretzel

/ (ˈprɛtsəl) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of pretzel

1
C19: from German, from Old High German brezitella; perhaps related to Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet, from Latin bracchium arm

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