German edit

Etymology edit

Salzstange +‎ -erl

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈzalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl/
  • (Austria, Bavaria) IPA(key): /ˈsalt͡sˌʃtaŋɐl/
  • Hyphenation: Salz‧stan‧gerl

Noun edit

Salzstangerl n (strong or mixed, genitive Salzstangerls, plural Salzstangerl or Salzstangerln)

  1. (Austria, excluding Vorarlberg) oblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway
    Synonyms: Salzstangel, Salzstängel
  2. (Austria, Bavaria) thin stick-shaped snack sprinkled with salt, pretzel stick
    Synonyms: Salzstange, Salzstangel, Soletti

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Salzstangerl” in Duden online
  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 388