breadstick
- noun
- /ˈbrɛdˌstɪk/
- The waiter brought a basket of breadsticks to our table as an appetizer.
- sesame breadsticks
- salad and breadsticks
- cheese breadsticks
This is sweet mustard ranch pretzels, sour cream and onion cashews, and mustard breadsticks.
- This is sweet mustard ranch pretzels, sour cream and onion cashews, and mustard breadsticks.
- Oh, breadsticks, I don't like them.
Examples
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He's got some orange juice, he's got some hummus and breadsticks, some grapes and some rice cakes.
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Want a breadstick?
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And then one day I think we're at a Italian restaurant that brought out a breadstick and he tried it.
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I thought it was a breadstick.
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Well, you could have a breadstick.
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How much I really want to eat that breadstick.
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The 'cheese' inside the breadstick is approximately three bites.
Blog text (32) -
The other busboy is eating a breadstick.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was told these breadsticks would be unlimited.
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The lunch included one cheese-stuffed breadstick, a small dollop of marinara sauce, three apple slices, and some raw spinach.
Blog text (32)
Synonyms
A piece of bread used to dip into soup or sauce
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Etymology
The word breadstick is simply the two common words bread and stick put together — literally a 'stick' of 'bread'. So the name helps you remember that a breadstick is a long, thin, baked piece of bread often served with soup, salad, or as an appetizer.