biscotto
See also: biscottò
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian biscotto. Doublet of biscuit.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɒtəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈskɑtoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɒtəʊ
Noun edit
biscotto (plural biscotti)
- Alternative form of biscotti
French edit
Etymology edit
From figurative Italian biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”). Doublet of biscuit and biscotte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
biscotto m (uncountable)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus. Synchronicallty bis- (“twice”) + cotto (“baked, cooked”). Doublet of biscuit.
Noun edit
biscotto m (plural biscotti)
- biscuit, cookie
- (sports slang, uncountable) match fixing, tactical play between two teams aimed to wrong or evict a third team
- Synonym: combine
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
biscotto
References edit
- biscotto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Further reading edit
- biscotto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it