biscuit

CEFRA2

/ˈbɪs.kɪt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cracker.

Examples

  • Don't you know how much sugar that biscuit has?

  • "Mom, please can I have a biscuit?" "No, you can't; you shouldn't eat between meals."

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈbɪs.kë̞ʈ]
  • /ˈbis.kwɪt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.

  2. A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.

  3. A form of unglazed earthenware.

More examples

In context

  • "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

  • cheese and biscuits

  • digestive biscuits

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Early Medieval Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti Proto-Italic *kʷekʷō Early Medieval Latin coquō Early Medieval 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.