biscotto
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See also: biscottò
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɒtəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɑtoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ
Noun[edit]
biscotto (plural biscotti)
- Alternative form of biscotti
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From figurative Italian biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”). Doublet of biscuit and biscotte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biscotto m (uncountable)
- (sports) Tactical play between two people (or two teams) aimed to wrong or evict a third person (or a third team).
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bis- (“twice”) + cotto (“cooked”), or from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin bis coctus (“twice cooked”). Compare English and French biscuit, Spanish bizcocho (“sponge cake”), Portuguese biscoito. Doublet of biscuit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
biscotto m (plural biscotti)
- biscuit, cookie
- (sports slang, uncountable) tactical play between two people (or two teams) aimed to wrong or evict a third person (or a third team)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Verb[edit]
biscotto
Further reading[edit]
biscotto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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