ossi di morto

/OHS-sah dee MOHR-toh/
[Italian]

"Bones of the dead." The charmingly named hard round almond biscuits (US: cookies), very pale in colour and having holes in the dough. Maybe flavoured with lemon. They are traditionally found on All soul's Day each year. They are variously known as ossa de mordere, oss de mord, ossa dei morte, ossa dei morti, ossa dei morto, ossa da morto, ossi di morte, ossi di morti.

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