biscotto

See also: biscottò

English

Etymology

From Italian biscotto. Doublet of biscuit.

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

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus. Synchronicallty bis- (twice) + cotto (baked, cooked). 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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

biscotto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of biscottare

References

  • biscotto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading

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