biscotto

American  

[bee-skawt-taw, bih-skot-oh] / biˈskɔt tɔ, bɪˈskɒt oʊ /

noun

Italian.

plural

biscotti

1. a cookie or cracker.

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Example Sentences

After his two homer-performance against Brazil on Saturday, outfielder Dante Nori revealed that he doesn’t even like coffee—an admission that would cause any self-respecting Italian to choke on his biscotto.

From The Wall Street Journal

But then, in Italy, everything was invented by somebody’s grandmother: every pasta, every pesto, every crunchy amaretto biscotto.

From Seattle Times

She pulled a piece of biscotto from her backpack, crumbled it up, and threw it on the ground.

From Literature

Duncan Biscotto posted: "Don't apologise, it still tastes the same - there are worse atrocities in the world."

From BBC

But it’s time to appreciate another fine expression of the Italian way with ham, prosciutto cotto, delicious cooked ham like the highly prized Gran Biscotto line from Rovagnati, made in Lombardy, and now being imported for the first time.

From New York Times