Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zwieback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: zwieback
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Meaning

noun

A form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ogden Nash, Adventures Of Isabel She nibbled the zwieback that she always fed off, And when it was gone, she cut the giant's head off."

Etymology

From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e. “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto (but not to be confused with it).

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zwiebacks (plural)

Synonyms

rusk brussels biscuit twice-baked bread

Questions

What does zwieback mean?: A form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp; considered easy to digest and therefore given to the ill and used as a teething food for toddlers.
Where does zwieback come from?: From German Zwieback, from zwie- (“twi-, two-”) + backen (“to bake”) (i.e. “twice-baked”), a calque of Italian biscotto (but not to be confused with it).

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