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{{rfe|Clearly Germanic; possibly meaning "twice-baked"?}} |
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From {{etyl|de}} {{term|Zwieback|lang=de}}, from {{term|zwie-|lang=de}} "[[twi-]]" + {{term|backen|lang=de}} "[[bake]]" (twice-baked), a [[calque]] of {{etyl|it}} {{term|biscotto|lang=it}}.<ref>{{R:Online Etymology Dictionary}}; though it gives {{term|Zweiback|lang=de}} as the source.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:02, 28 May 2012
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Zwieback, from (deprecated template usage) zwie- "twi-" + (deprecated template usage) backen "bake" (twice-baked), a calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian (deprecated template usage) biscotto.[1]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “zwieback”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.; though it gives (deprecated template usage) Zweiback as the source.
Noun
zwieback (plural zwiebacks)
