Etymologies
- From Italian biscotti (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Translating literally to "twice cooked," the word biscotti refers to the crunchy, twice-baked logs that lend themselves so well to dipping in espresso, a warm latte or even wine.”
The Wall Street Journal: Bits & Bites: (Italian) News You Can Eat
“It's time for the desserts, biscotti is Italian for cookies.”
WN.com - Articles related to French cooking? Chocolate and zucchini and thyme and hazelnuts and ...
“I chose a recipe for pecan and raisin biscotti from an old Christmas cookbook of mine to modify for the "scratch" cookie counterpart, which made 24 cookies.”
“Another solution is to make muffin biscotti with the leftovers.”
“How long will the muffin biscotti last and what do you think is the best way to store them? aleta Mar 2”
“Because nuts are traditional in biscotti it is darn difficult to find them without nuts (these did have nuts, but not ground, so they were easily replaced with more chocolate)!”
“Orange chocolate-chip biscotti from the Associated Press.”
“The word biscotti is derived from the Latin biscoctus”
“Normally, I’d use dried fruit in biscotti, but this time around I decided to use freeze-dried strawberries.”
“It’s actually pretty easy to make and the whole baking it twice thing wasn’t a big deal, for those of you who don’t know, biscotti is Italian and literally means ‘twice baked’.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘biscotti’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Let Them Eat Cake...
Tasty confectionery trinkets for the listless masses.
petit four, bon bon, scone, crumpet, meringue, cupcake, beignet, tart, tiramisu, ladyfingers, fritter, crepe and 44 more...
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strange plurals
words with unusual plurals - singular form being the plural form, obsolete formations without 's', etc.
shoon, crocket, crotchet, quare, aëtheogamous, binoculars, antelope, luggage, police, furniture, aircraft, macaroni and 32 more...
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bi-
two; twice; every two; lasting two
biathlon, biannual, bicentennial, biennial, bisexual, binoculars, bigamy, biscotti, bilabial, bicep, bicuspid, bicycle and 19 more...
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C is for Cookie
chocolate chip, sugar, butter, oatmeal, peanut butter, pinwheel, snickerdoodle, shortbread, butterscotch, refrigerator, icebox, Girl Scout and 42 more...
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Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
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dharma66's list
words that pique my interest either by meaning, pronunciation, or spelling, and words that otherwise tickle my fancy!!
pique, elusive, serendipity, nefarious, redundant, pseudoscientific, obsequious, flack, quandary, impervious, perchance, translucent and 168 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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E pluribus
Interesting Plurals
cherubim, seraphim, culs-de-sac, adjutants-general, aides-de-camp, passersby, courts-martial, commanders-in-chief, fleurs-de-lis, knickerbockers glory, heirs apparent, billets doux and 97 more...
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food
food, chef, spice, salt, sugar, pumpkin, apples, fruit, vegetable, savory, soup, sauce and 280 more...
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Interesting Foods
smelt, sprat, caviar, sushi, papadum, garlic naan, injera, doro wat, miso, pho, edamame, tataki and 170 more...
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zetadiction
words that embody life
hydrae, kleptocracy, curmudgeon, wordie, risotto, qi, pulchritudinous, micropolitan, schadenfreude, neolithic, experimentalist, zeta and 477 more...
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wordrainbow
A big list of color names for use on wordrainbow.com
emerald, cherry, coffee, cream, almond, gold, kiwi, green, grass green, aquamarine, beet red, sepia and 714 more...
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Food Mmmmm's
Food that makes me go "Mmmmm"
pappardelle, fettuccine, tortellini, agnolotti, lasagna, egg noodles, ragu, alfredo, butter, cream, brie, swiss cheese and 60 more...
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Four weeks, 28 breakfasts
Every 3-4 days I bake a cake for my breakfast AND that of my S.O., who just claimed that I only do it because I'm "picky".
So, starting today (Feb 3, 2011) I commit myself to inventing and ha...bundt cake, bagel with scramb..., banana, bread and..., pancakes, panettone, conference breakfast, latte macchiato a..., breakfast sausage..., crostata, yogurt with grano..., French toast, yogurt smoothie and 16 more...
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Christmas Cookies
Here's a batch of Christmas cookies I cooked up for all of you on Wordie. Cheers.
chocolate rum balls, peanut blossoms, thumbprint, sugar cookies, toll house cookies, oatmeal cookie, meringue, peppermint, almond-filled cre..., shortbread, macaroons, biscotti and 22 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for biscotti.
sionnach Croustisnacks! May 30, 2011
bilby What rolig has linked to I would call an amaretto or a tozzetto, which might be a local usage from Umbria where I lived. May 29, 2011
sionnach Those frogs are adorable! May 29, 2011
rolig Btw, the picture below may illustrate what Italians believe biscotti to be, but in English I would simply call those cookies (American English) or biscuits (British English). When Americans say "biscotti", they are probably thinking of something like this. May 29, 2011
dontcry I think that's because we always eat them in pairs... at least, I do! May 29, 2011
fbharjo plural form is commonly used as singular form in English May 29, 2011
bilby *nonchalantly flings a biscotto at a passing dragon and slays it with a single blow* Feb 20, 2011
dontcry What possible purpose could the singular form of biscotti serve? Feb 20, 2011
Prolagus
Feb 20, 2011
Prolagus In Italian, "biscuits" (any type; sing. biscotto). Mar 9, 2009