zwieback

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zwieback

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From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e. “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto (but not to be confused with it).

noun zwiebacks

countable, uncountable A form of rusk, 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.

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Deutsch	Zwieback
Italiano	fetta biscottata
Română	pesmet
Русский	сдобный сухарь sdobnyj suxarʹ

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@misc{zwieback_2026,
  title = {zwieback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zwieback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}