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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit.
Pronunciation
Noun
biscotti (plural biscotti or biscottis)
- A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
2000, Nick Ligidakis, My Private Collection, →ISBN, page 77:If you like your biscottis to be softer, keep them refrigerated.
Translations
Noun
biscotti
- plural of biscotto
Italian
Noun
biscotti m
- plural of biscotto
Verb
biscotti
- inflection of biscottare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative