pretzel
English edit
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Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛt.səl/, [ˈpʰɹɛʔt͡sɫ̩]
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtsəl
Noun edit
pretzel (plural pretzels)
- (cooking) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
- (by extension) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot
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anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled
Verb edit
pretzel (third-person singular simple present pretzels, present participle pretzelling or (US) pretzeling, simple past and past participle pretzelled or (US) pretzeled)
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Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pretzel m (plural pretzels)
- pretzel (toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot)
Samoan edit
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Noun edit
pretzel
Swedish edit
Noun edit
pretzel c
- a pretzel
- Synonym: (informal) (salt)kringla
Declension edit
Declension of pretzel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pretzel | pretzeln | pretzels, pretzlar | pretzlarna |
Genitive | pretzels | pretzelns | pretzels, pretzlars | pretzlarnas |
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