noun

pretzel

PREHT-suhl

noun

A baked bread snack, often salted, twisted into a knot or loop shape.

"She bought a warm pretzel from the street vendor."

verb

To bend or twist something into a knotted shape.

"The yoga instructor pretzeled herself into an impressive pose."

How to Use Pretzel

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe twisted baked snack, or (as a verb) to twist something into a similar knot shape.

Common pairings

soft pretzel pretzel logic twist into a pretzel

pretzeled past tense, pretzelled past tense, pretzels plural, pretzels singular

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From German Brezel, ultimately from Latin brachium ("arm") — the shape is thought to resemble folded arms.