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11pretzel — pret·zel (prĕt’səl) n. ▸ A soft or brittle glazed biscuit that is usually salted on the outside and baked in the form of a loose knot or stick. ╂ [German Brezel, from Middle High German brēzel, prēzel, from Old High German brēzila, brezzitella,… …
12pretzel — UK [ˈprets(ə)l] / US [ˈpretsəl] noun [countable] Word forms pretzel : singular pretzel plural pretzels a type of cracker that people often eat between meals or with beer. It is baked in the shape of a stick or a knot and covered with salt …
13pretzel — pret|zel [ˈpretsəl] n [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: pretzel, bretzel, from Latin brachiatus having branches like arms ] a hard salty type of bread baked in the shape of a stick or a loose knot …
14pretzel — [ prɛts(ə)l] noun a crisp biscuit baked as a knot or stick and flavoured with salt. verb (pretzels, pretzeling, pretzeled) N. Amer. twist, bend, or contort. Origin C19: from Ger. Pretzel …
15pretzel — pret•zel [[t]ˈprɛt səl[/t]] n. a usu. crisp, dry biscuit, typically in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside • Etymology: 1815–25, amer.; < G Pretzel, var. of Bretzel; OHG brizzila < ML bracellus bracelet …
16pretzel — noun Etymology: German Brezel, ultimately from Latin brachiatus having branches like arms, from brachium arm more at brace Date: circa 1838 a brittle or chewy glazed usually salted slender bread often shaped like a loose knot …
17pretzel — noun /ˈprɛt.səl/ a) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. b) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled …
18pretzel — pret|zel [ pretsəl ] noun count a type of CRACKER that people often eat between meals or with beer. It is baked in the shape of a stick or a knot and covered with salt …
19pretzel — noun (C) a hard salty biscuit or cracker (1) baked in the shape of a stick or a loose knot …
20pretzel — /ˈprɛtsəl/ (say pretsuhl) noun 1. a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside. 2. a soft bun, sweet or savoury, in a tie shape. {German, variant of Bretzel. Compare Medieval Latin bracellus a kind of cake,… …
