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zwie·back
(swē′băk′, -bäk′, swī′-, zwē′-, zwī′-)n.
A usually sweetened bread first baked as a loaf and later cut into slices and toasted.
[German : zwie-, twice (from Middle High German zwi-, from Old High German; see dwo- in Indo-European roots) + backen, to bake (from Middle High German, from Old High German bahhan, backan).]
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zwieback
(ˈzwaɪˌbæk; ˈzwiː-; German ˈtsviːbak)n
(Cookery) 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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zwie•back
(ˈzwaɪˌbæk, -ˌbɑk, ˈzwi-, ˈswaɪ-, ˈswi-)n.
an egg bread, often sweetened, that is baked, sliced and dried, then baked again until crisp.
[1890–95, Amer.; < German: twice-baked =zwie twice + -back, derivative of backen to bake. See twi-, bake; compare biscuit]
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Noun | 1. | zwieback - slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp toast - slices of bread that have been toasted |
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