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Italian: fetta biscottata

English translation: crisp toasts/danish toasts (U.K)






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Italian term or phrase:fetta biscottata
English translation:crisp toasts/danish toasts (U.K)
Entered by:manducci
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Nutrition
Italian term or phrase: fetta biscottata
Anyone know the English equivalent for fette biscottate? I know they exist, but can't think what they're called.
kinda
crisp toasts
Explanation:
In Britain we call these "crisp toasts" or "Danish toasts"
" crisp toasts smothered in butter with home-made honey or marmalade or preserves"

The first link has a photo of a packet of crisp toasts which are usually thick and round.


http://flotterston.co.uk/menu.htm
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manducci
Italy
Local time: 16:05
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4ruskAndreina Baiano
5toasted slice
Vittorio Preite
5rusk
BristolTEc
4crisp toastsmanducci
3 +1biscotte
kringle
3melba toast
cathsal
3melba toast
cathsal


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rusk


Explanation:
The Paravia dictionary says

BristolTEc
Ecuador
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
toasted slice


Explanation:
..in UK..
a rusk in UK is a biscuit for theething babies.
paese che vai, lingua che trovi.

Vittorio Preite
United Kingdom
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
melba toast


Explanation:
not quite the same, but pretty similar - although it may be a brand name. I'd say rusks are just for babies.

cathsal
Italy
Local time: 16:05
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
melba toast


Explanation:
not quite the same, but pretty similar - although it may be a brand name. I'd say rusks are just for babies.

cathsal
Italy
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
rusk


Explanation:
Anche il tedesco "zwieback"

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Note added at 1 hr 12 mins (2004-07-06 17:14:12 GMT)
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http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~bosoware/mame/rusks.jpg

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Note added at 1 hr 14 mins (2004-07-06 17:16:27 GMT)
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http://www.mamut.pl/eng/nowosci.html

Andreina Baiano
Italy
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Pina Trans: http://www.wordreference.com/it/en/translation.asp?iten=bisc...
1 min
  -> grazie
agree skardo: NON dite MAI bisquit slices (triste ma vero - a Roma!!!)
2 mins
  -> :-O
agree Jane Griffiths: Well, yes, but this does tend to mean baby food, so I'd tend to use a paraphrase e.g. "those rusk-like biscuits that they eat for breakfast in Italy" (if it is breakfast). We like our toast freshly made, and feed rusks to babies!
19 mins
  -> yes, this could be preferable
neutral manducci: I'm with Jane on this one: I don't know about in the States but in Britain these are definitely for babies.
4 hrs
agree Giacomo Camaiora
4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
biscotte


Explanation:
Try putting biscotte into Google or other and you'll find it's used in this way. Rusk is definitely a no-no - Farley's rusks are what all English babies were brought up on! Unfortunately even my foody sister in the UK didn't know what I was on about - so it's unknown territory for Brits. HTH SUE

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Note added at 3 hrs 2 mins (2004-07-06 19:04:20 GMT)
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-Forget to say that melba toast is a no-no too - that\'s extra super thin toasted bread, very easy to burn if you\'re not super careful.

kringle
Italy
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree zulaika
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
crisp toasts


Explanation:
In Britain we call these "crisp toasts" or "Danish toasts"
" crisp toasts smothered in butter with home-made honey or marmalade or preserves"

The first link has a photo of a packet of crisp toasts which are usually thick and round.


http://flotterston.co.uk/menu.htm


    Reference: http://bakers-delight.co.uk/trimlyne/crispbakes.html
    Reference: http://burrington-barton.co.uk/B&B-accommodation.htm
manducci
Italy
Local time: 16:05
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