breadstick

bread·stick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bred-stik]
- /ˈbrɛdˌstɪk/
- /brˈedstɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bred-stik]
- /ˈbrɛdˌstɪk/

Definitions of breadstick word

noun breadstick bread baked in a long thin crisp stick 3
noun breadstick a thin, crisp stick of bread, often seasoned 3
noun breadstick a slender, sticklike piece of crisp bread, served with soups, salads, etc. 1
noun breadstick A long, very slender loaf of crisp bread smaller than a baguette, for example, grissini from Italy and rosquilletas from Spain. 0

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Origin of breadstick

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; bread + stick1

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Parts of speech for Breadstick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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breadstick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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