biscuit

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

[edit] English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From bisket, from Old French bescuit (French: biscuit).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

La Nourrice biscuit (3) after Louis Boizot.

biscuit (plural biscuits)

  1. A cookie.
  2. (chiefly North America) A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
  3. A form of unglazed earthenware.
  4. (nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships; made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked; often infested with weevils.
  5. A light brown colour.
    biscuit colour:    

[edit] Usage notes

  • In British usage, a biscuit is distinct from a cake; the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from biscuit

[edit] See also

[edit] Translations

cookie
earthenware
ship's "bread"

[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Old French bescuit, from Latin bis- (“two”) + cuit, past participle of cuire.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

biscuit m. (plural biscuits)

  1. biscuit

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

French

[edit] Noun

biscuit m. inv.

  1. biscuit (white earthenware)
  2. wafer (for ice cream)

[edit] Anagrams

Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=biscuit&oldid=16227373"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages