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Revision as of 13:51, 21 April 2022
See also: Zwieback
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e “twice-baked”), a calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian biscotto.[1]
Noun
zwieback (countable and uncountable, plural zwiebacks)
- 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.
- She nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off,
- Ogden Nash, Adventures Of Isabel
Translations
Translations
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “zwieback”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.; though it gives Zweiback as the source.