ZWIEBACK


Meaning of ZWIEBACK in English

/zwuy"bak', -bahk', zwee"-, swuy"-, swee"-/ ; Ger. /tsvee"bahk'/ , n.

a special egg bread made into rusks.

[ 1890-95, Amer.; zwie twice + backen to bake. See TWI-, BAKE; cf. BISCUIT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .