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biscotto

/bɪˈskɒtəʊ/US/bɪˈskɑtoʊ/

biscotto is the alternative form of biscotti.

Meaning of biscotti

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

Forms of biscotto

pluralbiscotti

Origin of biscotto

Borrowed from Italian biscotto. Doublet of biscuit.

Words that rhyme with biscotto

Questions about biscotto

What is biscotto the alternative form of?
Biscotto is the alternative form of biscotti.
How do you pronounce biscotto?
Biscotto is pronounced /bɪˈskɒtəʊ/ (UK).

Words near biscotto in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: biscotto (page history and authors); biscotti (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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