pretzel

Noun

1. A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
2. (broadly) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

Verb

To bend, twist, or contort.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛt.səl/

Etymology

From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel, from Old High German brēzitella, from Vulgar Latin *brāchiātellus, diminutive of Latin brāchium, bracchium (“arm”); named for the appearance of folded arms.

Synonyms

knot-shaped biscuit

bun

cookie

🍪

cooky

Translations

Brezel

🥨

bretzel

🥨

precel

pretzel

pretzel

Breze

🥨

pretzel

🥨

Salzbrezel

Kranzkuchen ''m'' -s

αλατισμένο κουλουράκι

κουλουράκι

brezel

Panis quadragesimalis

krakeling

rosca pretzel