Etymology

pletzel

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Today it means: A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel Full definition →

Yiddish פּלעצל
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  1. Yiddish · derived fromפּלעצל“small bread”
  2. English todaypletzel

Yiddish פּלעצל (pletsl, “small bread”)

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