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Pretzel vs Minipretzel - What's the difference?

pretzel | minipretzel |

As nouns the difference between pretzel and minipretzel

is that pretzel is a toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot while minipretzel is (rare) a small pretzel.

As a verb pretzel

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

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.

    minipretzel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A small pretzel.
  • * 2005 , James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Honeymoon
    • I popped a minipretzel into my mouth and tried to move my legs. Wishful thinking. With my tray table down, they were wedged in from every angle.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 30, author=Jane E. Brody, title=My Diet Strategy? Controlled Indulgence, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And I keep quite a lot of it around, especially chocolate-covered almonds and Trader Joes minipretzels smothered in dark chocolate. }}