pretzel (redirected from Salty pretzels)

pret·zel  (prtsl)

n.

A glazed, brittle biscuit that is usually salted on the outside and baked in the form of a loose knot or a stick.

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[German Brezel, Pretzel, from Middle High German brzel, przel, from Old High German brezitella, from Medieval Latin *brchitellum, diminutive of Latin bracchitus, branched, from bracchium, arm, from Greek brakhn, upper arm; see mregh-u- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: The German word Brezel or Pretzel, which was borrowed into English (being first recorded in American English in 1856) goes back to the assumed Medieval Latin word *brchitellum. This would accord with the story that a monk living in France or northern Italy first created the knotted shape of a pretzel, even though this type of biscuit had been enjoyed by the Romans. The monk wanted to symbolize arms folded in prayer, hence the name derived from Latin bracchitus, "having branches," itself from bracchium, "branch, arm."

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pretzel [ˈprɛtsəl]

n

(Cookery) 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

[from German, from Old High German brezitella; perhaps related to Medieval Latin bracellus bracelet, from Latin bracchium arm]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pretzel - glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot cracker - a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet soft pretzel - a pretzel made of soft bread

Translations

pretzel [ˈpretsl] N → galleta f salada

pretzel [ˈprɛts^əl] n → bretzel m

pretzel

n → Brezel f

pretzel [ˈprɛtsl] n → salatino