pretzel definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: German Brezel, ultimately from Latin brachiatus having branches like arms, from brachium arm — more at brace Date: circa 1838 a brittle or chewy glazed usually salted slender bread often shaped like a loose knot

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also bretzel) a crisp knot-shaped or stick-shaped salted biscuit. Etymology: G

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pretzel Pret"zel, n. [G. pretzel, bretzel. Cf. Bretzel.] A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted ring, salted on the outside.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(pretzels) A pretzel is a small, crisp, shiny biscuit, which has salt on the outside. Pretzels are usually shaped like knots or sticks. N-COUNT

Foolish Dictionary

The bar-keeper's promoter.