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pretzel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pretzel has 1 sense
- pretzel(n = noun.food) Array - glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot; Array is a kind of cracker
has particulars: soft pretzel
CIDE DICTIONARY
pretzel, n. [G. pretzel, bretzel. Cf. Bretzel.].
A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pretzel, n. (also bretzel) a crisp knot-shaped or stick-shaped salted biscuit.
Etymology
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