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Breadstick vs Pretzel - What's the difference?

breadstick | pretzel |

As nouns the difference between breadstick and pretzel

is that breadstick is a long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette, for example, grissini from italy and rosquilletas from spain while pretzel is a toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

As a verb pretzel is

(north american) to bend, twist, or contort.

breadstick

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette, for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain.

    • See also

    * ("breadstick" on Wikipedia) *

    pretzel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.
  • Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

    • Verb

  • (North American) To bend, twist, or contort.
    • They discovered a snake pretzelled into knots.