Salzstängel

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsalt͡sˌʃtɛŋl̩/ (Austria)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzalt͡sˌʃtɛŋl̩/
  • Hyphenation: Salz‧stän‧gel

Noun

Salzstängel m (strong, genitive Salzstängels, plural Salzstängel)

  1. (Switzerland, Austria, Vorarlberg only) oblong bread roll made from the same dough as Semmeln which is rolled up diagonally (thus tapered at both ends) and sprinkled with coarse salt and caraway
    Synonyms: Salzstangerl, Salzstangel

Usage notes

Used predominantly in Vorarlberg (rest of Austria: Salzstangerl or Salzstangel) and Switzerland.

Declension

Further reading

  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 388