pretzel

American  

[pret-suhl] / ˈprɛt səl /

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.

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pretzel British  

/ 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

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Usage

What does pretzel logic mean? Pretzel logic is an expression used to describe someone's "twisted reasoning."

Etymology

Origin of pretzel

1815–25, < German Pretzel, variant of Bretzel; Old High German brizzila < Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet

Example Sentences

The air smelled like car exhaust but also food from nearby hot dog and pretzel vendors.

From Literature

A capsized tent floated past, its metal poles twisted like a pretzel.

From Literature

His teddy bear wasn't good biting, because it was too soft; but there was a hard plastic pretzel that he chewed on quite a bit.

From Literature

FAT Brands also runs its own restaurant locations, as well as a manufacturing plant that supplies raw cookie dough and dry pretzel mix to its locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They are having to twist themselves into pretzels to make this incident make sense,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• biscuit
• cookie