pretzel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pretzel
    n 1: glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose
         knot

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pretzel \Pret"zel\, n. [G. pretzel, bretzel. Cf. {Bretzel}.]
   A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted
   ring, salted on the outside.
   [1913 Webster]