Topic summary
Cantucci
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Biscotti.
Etymology
In modern Italian, the word biscotto refers to any biscuit or cookie. The biscuit known to English-speakers as biscotti is usually called cantuccio, a word that means 'corner' but in the past meant the crust or heel of a loaf of bread. The words biscottini and cantuccini are diminutives that refer to smaller versions of biscotti or cantucci.