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- [zwahy-bak, -bahk, zwee-, swahy-, swee-; German tsvee-bahk]
- /ˈzwaɪˌbæk, -ˌbɑk, ˈzwi-, ˈswaɪ-, ˈswi-; German ˈtsviˌbɑk/
- /zwˈiːbak/
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- [zwahy-bak, -bahk, zwee-, swahy-, swee-; German tsvee-bahk]
- /ˈzwaɪˌbæk, -ˌbɑk, ˈzwi-, ˈswaɪ-, ˈswi-; German ˈtsviˌbɑk/
Definitions of zwieback word
- noun zwieback a special egg bread made into rusks. 1
- noun zwieback A rusk or cracker made by baking a small loaf and then toasting slices until they are dry and crisp. 1
- noun zwieback a small type of rusk, which has been baked first as a loaf, then sliced and toasted, usually bought ready-made 0
- noun zwieback a kind of rusk or biscuit that is sliced and toasted after baking 0
- noun zwieback a usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is baked and then sliced and toasted until dry and crisp. 0
- noun zwieback a teething food for toddler children. 0
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Origin of zwieback
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95, Americanism; < German: twice-baked, equivalent to zwie twice + backen to bake. See twi-, bake; cf. biscuit
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Parts of speech for Zwieback
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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zwieback popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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