biscotti
English
Alternative forms
- biscotto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɒtɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɑti/
- Rhymes: -ɒti
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.
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Italian
Noun
biscotti m
- plural of biscotto
Verb
biscotti
- second-person singular present indicative of biscottare
- first-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
- second-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
- third-person singular present subjunctive of biscottare
- third-person singular imperative of biscottare