What is "pletzel"

n. A flat bread roll, either crisp or chewy, somewhat similar to a bagel

A Pletzel or Pletzl ( Yiddish פלעצל, German Plätzchen, cookie or cracker) is type of Jewish flatbread similar to focaccia.

Pletzl, from Middle High German ple(t)zel, "little square", is also the name of the center of the former Jewish quarter in Paris, France.