pretzel

== English == === Alternative forms === brezel (rare) bretzel (obsolete) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛt.səl/, [ˈpʰɹɛʔt͡sɫ̩] Rhymes: -ɛtsəl === Noun === pretzel (plural pretzels) (cooking) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. (figuratively, by extension) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pretzel (third-person singular simple present pretzels, present participle (US) pretzeling or (UK) pretzelling, simple past and past participle (US) pretzeled or (UK) pretzelled) (transitive, Canada, US, informal) To bend, twist, or contort. Synonyms: bend, twist, contort, pretzelize, pretzel up === Further reading === pretzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === From dialectal German Pretzel, a variant of standard Brezel. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pretzel m (plural pretzels) pretzel (toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot) == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Pretzel, a variant of Brezel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “directly, or via English?” === Noun === pretzel c a pretzel Synonym: (informal) (salt)kringla ==== Declension ==== === References === “pretzel”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)