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biscuit

bis·cuit

UK/ˈbɪs.kɪt/ US/ˈbəs.kət/ fairly common slang uk us

noun

1.

small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda

2.

any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit'' is the British term)

Synonyms

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Latin *quoquō Latin coquō Latin coctus Early Medieval Latin biscoctus Old French bescuitbor. Middle English bisquyte English biscuit From earlier bisket, from Middle English bisquyte, from Old French bescuit (French biscuit); doublet of biscotto.

Phrases

  • Abernethy biscuit
  • air biscuit
  • angel biscuit
  • Anzac biscuit
  • arse biscuit
  • Belgian biscuit
  • biscuit beetle
  • biscuit bomber

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