pretzel
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• noun
A baked snack made from dough, typically flavored with coarse salt and shaped into a twisted knot or a straight stick.
"She bought a large, soft pretzel from the street vendor and dipped it in mustard."
A complicated, tangled, or contorted shape or situation.
"The logic of his argument was a complete pretzel, leaving the audience entirely confused."
• verb
To bend, twist, or contort into a complex or knotted shape.
"The gymnast pretzeled her body into an unbelievable pose during the floor routine."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From German 'Brezel', derived from Old High German 'brezitella', and ultimately from Medieval Latin 'bracellus' (bracelet) or 'brachiatellum' (little arm), describing the dough folded to resemble crossed arms.
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