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Added 9 October 2026

biscuit

/ˈbɪs.kɪt/ noun

In Latin: copta, tractum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about biscuit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

To fire (pottery) in a kiln, without a ceramic glaze.
To take part in the sport of tubing, riding down a river on an inner tube.

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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.

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