biskotso

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bizcocho, from Medieval Latin, based on Latin bis (“twice”) + coctus (“cooked”), referring originally to a type of bread baked twice so it would keep. Doublet of biskuwít.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bis‧kot‧so

Noun

biskotso

1. toasted stale bread

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• biscocho — Spanish-based spelling
• biscoso — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• biskuso — obsolete
• biskutso

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bizcocho, from Old Spanish biscocho, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice baked”). Doublet of biskuwit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bisˈkot͡ʃo/ [bɪsˈkoː.t͡ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bisˈkotso/ [bɪsˈkot̪.so]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃo, (no palatal assimilation) -otso
• Syllabification: bis‧kot‧so

Noun

biskotso (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜓ)

1. bread toasted to brittleness or crispiness

   Synonym: matsakaw

Related terms

• kusi
• kusina
• kusinero
• sangkutsa

See also

• mamon

Further reading

• “biskotso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “biskotso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 209
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 169
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 601: “Vizcocho) Biſcoſo (pp) C. pan muy recoçido”