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biscotto

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

noun

Italian.

plural

biscotti
  1. a cookie or cracker.


Example Sentences

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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