breadstick

American  

[bred-stik] / ˈbrɛdˌstɪk /

noun

Cooking.

1. a slender, sticklike piece of crisp bread, served with soups, salads, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of breadstick

First recorded in 1905–10; bread + stick ¹

Example Sentences

“I want breadsticks,” I say, even though I don’t.

From Literature

Olive Garden called the year as “iconic” as its breadsticks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Woo whistles, holding up a breadstick fragment in triumph.

From Literature

Cassiopeia had just mustered the courage to climb up and reach for a breadstick when the doors opened once more.

From Literature

And “country,” the hands-down favorite music of “real Americans,” has long been a production-line item with as much idiosyncrasy in the songs as Olive Garden breadsticks.

From Salon