ˈpretsəl noun
( -s )
Etymology: German brezel, from Old High German brezitella, from (assumed) Medieval Latin brachiatellum (whence Italian bracciatello ring-shaped bun), from Latin brachiatus having branches like arms (from brachium arm + -atus -ate) + -ellum -el; perhaps from the likeness in shape to a pair of folded arms — more at brace
: a brittle glazed and salted cracker made of a rope of dough typically twisted into a form resembling the letter B