biscoito

== Galician == === Etymology === Attested since circa 1750. From Old Galician-Portuguese biscoito, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice-baked”). Compare Portuguese biscoito, Spanish bizcocho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bisˈkojto/ [bis̺ˈkoj.t̪ʊ] Rhymes: -ojto Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to === Noun === biscoito m (plural biscoitos) sponge cake === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biscoito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “biscoito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biscoito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === bizcoito === Etymology === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus, from bis + coctus. === Noun === biscoito m (plural biscoitos) biscuit. The meaning of this term is uncertain. ==== Descendants ==== Galician: biscoito Portuguese: biscoito (see there for further descendants) === References === Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “biscoito”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese biscoito, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice-baked”). Compare Galician biscoito, Spanish bizcocho. Doublet of biscuit. ==== Alternative forms ==== biscouto (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ojtu Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to ==== Noun ==== biscoito m (plural biscoitos) cookie Synonym: (dialect-dependent, some distinguish both) bolacha (Brazil, Internet slang) attention, validation ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Krenak: bikot ==== Further reading ==== “biscoito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “biscoito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “biscoito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== biscoito first-person singular present indicative of biscoitar