Italian word
biscotto
a cookie / biscuit (small baked sweet)
Looks like
biscuit
in British English: a crisp flat baked snack; in American English: a soft flaky bread roll
⚠️ The trap
Italian 'biscotto' is a sweet cookie or biscuit. The American 'biscuit' is a savoury fluffy bread roll — completely different. Even the British 'biscuit' (digestive, etc.) is closer, but still not identical to what Italians understand.
To say "in British English: a crisp flat baked snack; in American English: a soft flaky bread roll" in Italian:
biscotto (cookie/biscuit)
"biscotto" in English means:
a cookie / biscuit (small baked sweet)
Example
"Con il tè prendo sempre un biscotto."
"I always have a biscuit with my tea."
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