bizcocho

== Spanish == === 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): /biθˈkot͡ʃo/ [biθˈko.t͡ʃo] (Spain) IPA(key): /bisˈkot͡ʃo/ [bisˈko.t͡ʃo] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -otʃo Syllabification: biz‧co‧cho === Noun === bizcocho m (plural bizcochos) sponge cake bisque (fired unglazed pottery) (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic) cake (Argentina) a kind of salty cookie (Uruguay) Danish pastry Synonym: (Argentina) factura ellipsis of bizcocho de soletilla (“ladyfinger”) Synonyms: soleta, vainilla (Argentina) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: bizcochu → Basque: bizkotxo → Cebuano: biskotso → Fala: biscochu → Tagalog: biskotso === Further reading === “bizcocho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 bizcocho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia bizcocho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es