pretzal
The Uzbek word for pretzel is pretzal.
pretzal refers to a toasted bread or cracker that is shaped into a knot.
Meaning: toasted bread or cracker in the shape of a knot (noun)
Did you know?
- While pretzal describes the knot-shaped bread, Uzbeks more commonly eat non, a traditional circular bread that is often considered sacred and never placed upside down.
- Uzbek is an agglutinative language, meaning you can add suffixes to pretzal to change its meaning without adding new words, such as pretzallar for 'pretzels'.
- In Uzbek bakeries, if you ask for a pretzal, the baker might point you toward 'sushki' or 'sochok' instead, which are traditional ring-shaped hard breads.
Examples in context
- Do'kondan bitta pretzal sotib olamiz.We will buy one pretzel from the shop.
Example conversation
Two friends are standing near a bakery shop.
- ShahloTemur, bu yerda mazali pretzal bor.Temur, there is a delicious pretzel here.
- TemurHa, men ham bitta sotib olmoqchiman.Yes, I want to buy one too.
- ShahloU juda sho'r va qarsildoq.It is very salty and crunchy.
- TemurMen shunday pretzalni yaxshi ko'raman.I like that kind of pretzel.
