bizcocho

Spanish

bizcocho (1)

Alternative forms

biscocho

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish biscocho, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice baked”). Doublet of biscotte and bísquet/bísquete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /biθˈkot͡ʃo/ [biθˈko.t͡ʃo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /bisˈkot͡ʃo/ [bisˈko.t͡ʃo]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -otʃo
Syllabification: biz‧co‧cho

Noun

bizcocho m (plural bizcochos)

sponge cake
bisque (fired unglazed pottery)
(Argentina) a kind of salty cookie
(Uruguay) croissant
Synonyms: (Argentina) factura, (Argentina, Uruguay and Chile) medialuna, (Venezuela) cachito, cangrejito, (Mexico) cuernito, (Spain) cruasán
Ellipsis of bizcocho de soletilla.; ladyfinger
Synonym: (Argentina) vainilla

Derived terms

Related terms

cocho

Descendants

→ Basque: bizkotxo
→ Cebuano: biskotso
→ Tagalog: biskotso

Further reading

“bizcocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
bizcocho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bizcocho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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