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biscuit

[/ˈbɪskɪt/]
nounmasculinepl: biscuits
biscoito
1. A small, typically sweet or savory baked cake
She had a cup of tea with a biscuit.
Ela tomou uma xícara de chá com um biscoito.
2. (British) A crisp, dry cookie
These chocolate biscuits are delicious.
Estes biscoitos de chocolate são deliciosos.
3. (American) A soft, fluffy quick bread, similar to a scone
The restaurant served warm biscuits with butter.
O restaurante serviu biscoitos quentes com manteiga.
4. Pottery or porcelain that has been fired once but not glazed
The artist created a beautiful biscuit porcelain figurine.
A artista criou uma bela figurinha de porcelana biscoito.
Synonyms
cookiecrackerwaferbake

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
biscoito
Most common term for sweet baked goods
Portugal
bolacha
Commonly used for cookies and biscuits in European Portuguese
Portugal
biscoito
Also used but less frequent than bolacha
General Brazilian
sequilho
Specific type of crispy, buttery biscuit

Related Idioms & Phrases

take the biscuit - to be remarkable or outrageous (British idiom)
that takes the biscuit - an expression of disbelief or annoyance
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