zwieback

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English

Zwieback

Etymology

From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto (but not to be confused with it).

Noun

zwieback (countable and uncountable, plural zwiebacks)

  1. A usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.
    • Ogden Nash, Adventures Of Isabel
      She nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off,
      And when it was gone, she cut the giant's head off.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “zwieback”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.; though it gives Zweiback as the source.
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