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☆ zwie·back (swē′bak′, swī′-, zwē′-, zwī′-)

noun

a kind of rusk or biscuit that is sliced and toasted after baking

Etymology: Ger < zwie-, two, twice, var. of zwei, two + backen, to bake, calque of It biscotto, biscuit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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