breadstick

[ bred-stik ]

noun

, Cooking.

1. a slender, sticklike piece of crisp bread, served with soups, salads, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breadstick¹

First recorded in 1905–10; bread + stick ¹

Example Sentences

I too appreciate a mid-tier chain restaurant — maybe I should write my own song about those breadsticks at the Olive Garden — and understand the impulse to reject the trappings of celebrity and wealth that will never be attainable to me.

From Eater

His assistant manager, DOUG STAMPER, is agitated, pacing back and forth, while UNDERWOOD calmly eats a breadstick.

From The Daily Beast