bə̇ˈskäd.ō, -ä(ˌ)tō noun
( plural biscot·ti -äd.ē, -ä(ˌ)tē, -i)
Etymology: Italian, biscuit, cookie, from ( pane ) biscotto , literally, bread baked twice, from pane bread + biscotto twice-baked, from bis- twice (from Latin bis ) + cotto , past participle of cuocere to bake, cook, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cocere , alteration of Latin coquere — more at bis cook
: a crisp cookie or biscuit of Italian origin flavored usually with anise and filberts or almonds