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German Zwieback is almost a direct translation of Italian biscotti: the former means 'twice baked' and the latter 'twice cooked'. (Cf. panna cotta 'cooked cream' and terra cotta 'cooked earth'.)
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Last edited by zmjezhd; 06/28/2006 9:35 PM.
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