n. A usually sweetened bread first baked as a loaf and later cut into slices and toasted. [German : zwie-, twice (from Middle High German zwi-, from Old High German; see dwo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + backen, to bake (from Middle High German, from Old High German bahhan, backan).] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2022 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.