bizcocho
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, based on Latin (panis) bis (“twice”) + coctus (“cooked”), referring originally to a type of bread baked twice so it would keep (compare Portuguese biscoito, French biscuit and Italian biscotto). Cf. also Old Spanish cocho, past participle of cocer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /biθˈkot͡ʃo/ [biθˈko.t͡ʃo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bisˈkot͡ʃo/ [bisˈko.t͡ʃo]
- Rhymes: -otʃo
Noun
bizcocho m (plural bizcochos)
- sponge cake
- bisque (fired unglazed pottery)
- (Argentina) a kind of salty cookie
- (Uruguay) croissant
- (bizcocho de soletilla) ladyfinger
Synonyms
- (croissant): factura (Argentina), medialuna (Argentina, Uruguay and Chile), cachito (Venezuela), cangrejito, cuernito (Mexico)
- (ladyfinger): vainilla (Argentina)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Cebuano: biskotso
See also
bizcocho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - bizcocho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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