- pronunciation:
- bI
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
biscuit, biscuits |
| definition 1: |
A biscuit is something baked that people eat. In the United States, a biscuit is similar to a roll, but it is not made the way bread is made. A biscuit is made with baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast. Because of this way of baking, it is more crispy and often a little more dry than a bread roll. Biscuits are not usually sweet.
We had sausage with biscuits for breakfast.
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| definition 2: |
In England and many other places in the world, a biscuit is a thin cookie. Some crackers are also called biscuits.
Mrs. Wilson put out a plate of chocolate biscuits for her guests.
- similar words:
- cookie
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Biscuit comes from
bescuit, an early French word that means "twice-cooked." In the English spoken in Great Britain, the word
biscuit means cracker or cookie. Something that is cooked twice is hard and crisp, as crackers are.