biscuit

French

noun
Definitions
  • biscuit

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bescuit (twice cooked) affix from French cuit inherited from Latin biscoctus (twice-cooked), bis (twice, in two ways, again) affix from French bis (kiss, twice) + French cuit.

Origin

French

cuit

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