Crossword clues for zwieback
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zwieback \Zwie"back`\ (tsv[=e]"b[aum]k`), n. [G., fr. zwie- two, twice (see Twice) + backen to bake.] A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and afterwards cut and toasted.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1894, from German Zweiback "biscuit," literally "twice-baked," from zwei "two, twice" + backen "to bake;" loan-translation of Italian biscotto (see biscuit).
Wiktionary
n. 1 a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp 2 a teething food for toddler children
WordNet
n. slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp [syn: rusk, Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread]
Wikipedia
Zwieback is a form of rusk eaten in Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, and Greece. It is a type of crisp, sweetened bread, made with eggs and baked twice. It originated in East Prussia. The Mennonites brought Zwieback to the Russian Empire; during and after the Russian Revolution, when many fled, they brought Zwieback to Canada, the United States and other parts of the world.
It is sliced before it is baked a second time, which produces crisp, brittle slices that closely resemble melba toast. Zwieback is commonly used to feed teething children and as the first solid food for patients with an upset stomach.
The name comes from German zwei ("two") or zwie ("twi-"), and backen, meaning "to bake". Zwieback hence literally translates to "twice-baked". The French and Italian names, respectively, biscotte and fette biscottate have the same origin, biscotto (biscuit), which also means twice ("bis-") baked (-"cotto").
Usage examples of "zwieback".
A commotion to the right: Aaron Tragon, mounted on Zwieback, the chamel Ruth had tamed for him.
Ruth handed Silver and Zwieback over to Katya, then spoke in low tones to Little Chaka.
I bring you a lovely cup of tea and you can put sugar in it and have a nice piece of zwieback to go with it.
The stomach contents were some half-digested zwieback and food concentrate.
He leaned forward to refill his cup with chocolate and place two zwieback biscuits on the saucer.
We have known patients to take kindly to an exclusive diet of kumyss, or matzoon, or predigested foods, with stale toast or zwieback, to which can be added stewed fruits.
He ran to the opposite sidewalk and entered the restaurant, closely followed by Max, just as Sidney Koblin was eating the last crumbs of a portion of zwieback and coffee.
Cultivate the habit of eating zwieback, hard crackers or other hard food substances that require real vigorous chewing.
Hitler now said and stepped away from the desk to pour himself more hot cocoa and take several zwiebacks from a plate.
By the time Wolfe had finished the zwieback and jelly and had coffee Saul had made a good start on a veal cutlet.