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Biskuit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • biscuit noun A small, flat baked snack, either crisp (British sense, like a cookie) or soft and flaky (American sense, like a scone).

Senses

Biskuit is used for these senses in English:

  • biscuit (UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, sometimes, Canada, rare) A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
  • sponge cake A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge.

biscuit — full definition

  1. noun A small, flat baked snack, either crisp (British sense, like a cookie) or soft and flaky (American sense, like a scone).
  2. noun Unglazed pottery that has been fired once but not yet coated with glaze.
  3. noun Slang for a hockey puck.

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