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biscotto

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

noun

Italian.
  • biscotti
    plural
  1. a cookie or cracker.


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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 ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022

Marchetti says "biscotto" games, where a certain result suits both teams, could happen with the old format.

From US News ● Jun. 20, 2016

On a recent afternoon, Mr. Prescott sat in the courtyard of the hotel’s Fontana restaurant scooping the froth off his cappuccino with a biscotto.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2015

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

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

What galled her most: the bruin stole her favorite biscotti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Show up to volunteer and Ignazio Vivirito, 83, who is always cooking something, might slip you a fresh-baked biscotti or a snack of bread and cheese on the sly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

If your biscotti is famous in your friend group, my hat is off to you.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022

Our opinion of biscotti had always been based on the rock-hard, slightly stale biscotti we’ve had that’s been sitting on a coffee shop counter for too long.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2022

I even envisioned her bringing me a plate of that almond biscotti I raved about at her house.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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