Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pletzel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plet-zel
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel

Etymology

Yiddish פּלעצל (pletsl, “small bread”)

Inflected Forms

pletzels (plural) pletzl (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bialy

Questions

What does pletzel mean?: A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel
Where does pletzel come from?: Yiddish פּלעצל (pletsl, “small bread”)

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