biscotto

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See also: biscottò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian biscotto. Doublet of biscuit.

Pronunciation

Noun

biscotto (plural biscotti)

  1. Alternative form of biscotti

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”) (in a figurative sense). Doublet of biscuit and biscotte.

Pronunciation

Noun

biscotto m (uncountable)

  1. (sports) tactical play between two people (or two teams) aimed to wrong or evict a third person (or a third team)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈskɔt.to/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: bi‧scòt‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus. Synchronicallty bis- (“twice”) +‎ cotto (“baked, cooked”). Doublet of biscuit.

Noun

biscotto m (plural biscotti)

  1. biscuit, cookie
  2. (sports slang, uncountable) match fixing, tactical play between two teams aimed to wrong or evict a third team
    Synonym: combine
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

biscotto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of biscottare

References

  • biscotto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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