"Brezel" meaning in German

See Brezel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbreːtsəl/, [ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩] Audio: De-Brezel.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German brēzel, from Old High German brezitella, from Vulgar Latin *brāchiātellus (“small cake”), from Latin bracchiātus (“have branches like arms”), from bracchium (“arm”) + -ātus. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|brēzel}} Middle High German brēzel, {{inh|de|goh|brezitella}} Old High German brezitella, {{der|de|VL.|*brāchiātellus|t=small cake}} Vulgar Latin *brāchiātellus (“small cake”), {{der|de|la|bracchiātus||have branches like arms}} Latin bracchiātus (“have branches like arms”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Brezel f (genitive Brezel, plural Brezeln), {{de-noun|n􂀿in Austria and certain other regions􂁀}} Brezel (in Austria and certain other regions) n (strong, genitive Brezels, plural Brezel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}}, {{de-ndecl|n􂀿in Austria and certain other regions􂁀}} Forms: Brezel [genitive], Brezeln [plural], Brezels [genitive], Brezel [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Brezel [nominative, singular], Brezeln [definite, nominative, plural], Brezel [genitive, singular], Brezeln [definite, genitive, plural], Brezel [dative, singular], Brezeln [dative, definite, plural], Brezel [accusative, singular], Brezeln [accusative, definite, plural], strong [table-tags], Brezel [nominative, singular], Brezel [definite, nominative, plural], Brezels [genitive, singular], Brezel [definite, genitive, plural], Brezel [dative, singular], Brezeln [dative, definite, plural], Brezel [accusative, singular], Brezel [accusative, definite, plural], Brätzel [alternative], Pretzel [alternative], Bretzel [alternative], Breze [alternative], Brezen [alternative], Brezn [alternative]
  1. pretzel; any kind of baked good in the form of a loose knot Tags: feminine, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Foods Derived forms: Fastenbrezel, Laugenbrezel, Martinsbrezel, Salzbrezel, Zuckerbrezel
    Sense id: en-Brezel-de-noun-d8tojHs0 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "name": "desc"
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    }
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      "form": "Brätzel",
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      ]
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      "form": "Pretzel",
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      ]
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      "form": "Breze",
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      ]
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      "form": "Brezen",
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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          "text": "Das alte Zunftzeichen der Bäcker ist die Brezel.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "baked good",
          "baked good"
        ],
        [
          "knot",
          "knot"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈbreːtsəl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbʁeːt͡sl̩]"
    },
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    }
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}
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    },
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      "word": "Laugenbrezel"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Salzbrezel"
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      "form": "Breze",
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      "form": "Brezen",
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      ],
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}

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