zwieback

See also: Zwieback

English
Zwieback

Etymology

From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto.[1]

Noun

zwieback (countable and uncountable, plural zwiebacks)

  1. a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp
  2. a teething food for toddler children

References
  1. “zwieback” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.; though it gives Zweiback as the source.
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