biscotti

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UK/bɪˈskɒtɪ/US/bɪˈskɑti/US[bɪˈskɑɾi]Australia/bɪˈskɔtɪ/

noun

A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.

OriginItalian biscotti →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounbiscotti (plural biscotti or biscottis)

plural biscottis · alternative biscotto

  1. A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.

    If you like your biscottis to be softer, keep them refrigerated.

    2000, Nick Ligidakis, My Private Collection, →ISBN, page 77
noun

alternative biscotto

  1. pluralplural of biscotto

Origin

  1. Italianbiscotti
  2. Englishbiscotti

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

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Translations

Spanish biscote
  • biscoteTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with biscotti

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Cite this entry
APA

biscotti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biscotti

MLA

“biscotti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biscotti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biscotti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biscotti.

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