Etymology

biscotti

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Today it means: A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio. Full definition →

Italian biscotti
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  1. Italian · borrowed frombiscotti
  2. English todaybiscotti

Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit.

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