zwie·back

zwie·back
/ˈzwaıˌbæk, Brit ˈzwiːˌbæk/ noun [noncount]
US : a dry, hard bread that is eaten especially by young children

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  • zwie|back — «ZWEE BAHK, SWEE , TSWEE », noun. a kind of bread or cake which, after baking, is cut into slices and toasted brown and crisp in an oven. ╂[American English < German Zwieback biscuit, rusk < zwie twice + backen to bake, loan translation of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • zwie — zwie·back; …   English syllables

  • back — ahorse·back; apick·a·back; back; back·ber·end; back·bit·er; back·bone·less; back·coun·try; back·en; back·et; back·field; back·fill·er; back·fill·ing; back·fisch; back·friend; back·hand·ed; back·heel; back·less; back·lins; back·lot·ter; back·most; …   English syllables

  • zwieback — zwie·back …   English syllables

  • Zwieback — Zwie|back [ ts̮vi:bak], der; [e]s, e und Zwiebäcke [ ts̮vi:bɛkə]: a) nach dem Backen in Scheiben geschnittenes und zusätzlich geröstetes weißbrotähnliches Gebäck: eine Packung Zwieback; magst du Zwieback? Zus.: Schiffszwieback. b) Scheibe… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • zwieback — zwie•back [[t]ˈzwaɪˌbæk, ˌbɑk, ˈzwi , ˈswaɪ , ˈswi [/t]] n. coo an egg bread, often sweetened, that is baked, sliced and dried, then baked again until crisp • Etymology: 1890–95, amer.; < G: twice baked =zwie twice + back, der. of backen to… …   From formal English to slang

  • Zwieback — Zwie·back der; (e)s, e / Zwie·bä·cke; meist Sg; eine Art trockenes, hartes Gebäck (in viereckigen Scheiben), das sehr lange haltbar ist …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • zwieback — zwie|back [ˈzwi:bæk US ˈzwaı ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: twice baked ] AmE a type of hard dry bread, often given to babies British Equivalent: rusk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • zwieback — zwie|back [ zwi,bæk ] noun uncount AMERICAN a type of hard dry bread, used as food for babies …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Zwieback — Zwie|back , der; [e]s, Plural ...bäcke und e …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

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