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Etymology
Image:Breze.jpg|thumb|A pretzel
From German Brezel, possibly from a Latin root bracchiolum "little arm"; named for the appearance of arms folded in prayer.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈprɛt.səl/
audio|en-us-pretzel.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
2. idiomatic Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

Translations
trans-top|a toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot
Croatian: perec m
Czech: preclík m
Finnish: rinkeli
French: bretzel m
trans-mid
German: Brezel f
Hebrew: בייגלה
Polish: precel
Romanian: covrigel m
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Category:Foods

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• 2007-08-23 16:33 - Connel MacKenzie - +was wotd

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