biscoito

Galician

Biscoito

Etymology

From Old Galician / Old Galician-Portuguese *biscoyto, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin (panis) bis coctus (“(bread) twice-baked”). Compare Portuguese biscoito, Spanish bizcocho, French biscuit, Italian biscotto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisˈkojto̝/

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

1. sponge cake

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biscoito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bizcoyto, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, from Latin (panis) bis coctus (“(bread) twice-baked”) Compare Spanish bizcocho, French biscuit, Italian biscotto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biʃˈkojtu/
• IPA^(key): /bisˈkojtu/

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

1. cookie
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 207:

     Harry engoliu o biscoito [...]

     Harry swallowed the cookie [...]

   Synonym: (dialect-dependent, some distinguish both) bolacha