biscotto

See also: biscottò

English

Pronunciation

Noun

biscotto (plural biscotti)

  1. Alternative form of biscotti

French

Etymology

From figurative Italian biscotto (cookie, biscuit). Doublet of biscuit and biscotte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bis.kɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -o

Noun

biscotto m (uncountable)

  1. (sports) tactical play between two people (or two teams) aimed to wrong or evict a third person (or a third team)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈskɔt.to/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtto
  • Hyphenation: bi‧scòt‧to

Etymology 1

From bis- (twice) + cotto (cooked), or from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin bis coctus (twice cooked). Compare English and French biscuit, Spanish bizcocho (sponge cake), Portuguese biscoito. Doublet of biscuit.

Noun

biscotto m (plural biscotti)

  1. biscuit, cookie
  2. (sports slang, uncountable) match fixing, tactical play between two teams aimed to wrong or evict a third team
    Synonym: combine
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: biscotti
  • French: biscotto

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

biscotto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of biscottare

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