noun
biscuit
BIHS-kiht
noun
1
A small, flat baked snack, either crisp (British sense, like a cookie) or soft and flaky (American sense, like a scone).
"She dunked a chocolate biscuit into her tea."
"He served warm buttermilk biscuits alongside the gravy."
2
Unglazed pottery that has been fired once but not yet coated with glaze.
"The vase was left in biscuit form before the glazing stage."
3
Slang for a hockey puck.
"He slid the biscuit past the goalie for the winning goal."
How to Use Biscuit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small baked good — crunchy like a cookie in the UK, or soft like a scone in the US.
UK vs US
In British English a "biscuit" is what Americans call a cookie or cracker; in American English a "biscuit" is a soft, savoury bread roll served with gravy or butter.
Word Forms
biscuited past tense, biscuits plural, biscuits singular
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Etymology
From Old French bescuit, meaning "twice-cooked" (from Latin bis, "twice", plus coctus, "cooked") — describing bread baked a second time to dry it out for long storage.