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zwie·back
/
ˈzwaɪˌbæk, -ˌbɑk, ˈzwi-, ˈswaɪ-, ˈswi-;
German
ˈtsviˌbɑk
/
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[
zwahy
-bak, -bahk,
zwee
-,
swahy
-,
swee
-;
German
tsvee
-bahk
]
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noun
a special egg bread made into rusks.
Origin:
1890–95,
Americanism; <
German:
twice-baked, equivalent to
zwie
twice +
backen
to bake. See
twi-
,
bake
; cf.
biscuit
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zwieback
(ˈzwaɪˌbæk, ˈzwiː-,
German
ˈtsviːbak)
—
n
a small type of rusk, which has been baked first as a loaf, then sliced and toasted, usually bought ready-made
[German: twice-baked]
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Word Origin & History
zwieback
1894, from Ger. Zweiback "biscuit," lit. "twice-baked," from zwei "two, twice" + backen "to bake;" loan-transl. of It. biscotto (see
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