- 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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pret•zel /ˈprɛtsəl/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a usually crisp, dry biscuit, typically in the form of a knot or stick.
pret•zel
(pret′səl),USA pronunciation n.
- a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- a larger version of this, made of soft, chewy bread dough.
- Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet
- German Pretzel, variant of Bretzel; Old High German brizzila
- 1815–25, American.
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pretzel /ˈprɛtsəl/ n