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biscotti

UK/bɪˈskɒtɪ//bɪˈskɑti/

biscotti noun: a hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio. Also the plural of biscotto.

Noun

biscotti (plural biscotti or biscottis)

  1. A hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
    • If you like your biscottis to be softer, keep them refrigerated.2000, Nick Ligidakis, My Private Collection, →ISBN, page 77

Also used as

biscotti is also the plural of biscotto.

Forms of biscotti

pluralbiscotti
pluralbiscottis
alternative formbiscotto

Origin of biscotti

Borrowed from Italian biscotti, plural of biscotto (“cookie, biscuit”); doublet of biscuit.

Words that rhyme with biscotti

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Questions about biscotti

What does biscotti mean?
Biscotti means a hard, usually nut-flavored biscuit, derived from the Tuscan cantuccio.
What part of speech is biscotti?
Biscotti is a noun.
How do you pronounce biscotti?
Biscotti is pronounced /bɪˈskɒtɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of biscotti?
The plural of biscotti is biscotti.

Words near biscotti in the dictionary

  1. Biscoes
  2. biscornu
  3. biscornus
  4. biscotin
  5. biscotins
  6. biscotti
  7. biscottis
  8. biscotto
  9. biscribed
  10. biscript
  11. biscriptal

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