zwieback
Meaning
A form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.
Synonyms
Translations
Zwieback
biscotte
peksimet
bizcocho
beschuit
biscota
fetta biscottata
biscouto
الخبزEtymology
From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e. “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto (but not to be confused with it).
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