biscoito

Galician

Biscoito

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Old Galician-Portuguese *biscoyto, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally twice-baked). Compare Portuguese biscoito, Spanish bizcocho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bisˈkojtʊ]

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

  1. sponge cake

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bizcoyto, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally twice-baked). Compare Galician biscoito, Spanish bizcocho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bisˈkoj.tu/ [bisˈkoɪ̯.tu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /biʃˈkoj.tu/ [biʃˈkoɪ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bisˈkoj.to/ [bisˈkoɪ̯.to]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨʃˈkoj.tu/, /biʃˈkoj.tu/

  • Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

  1. cookie
    Synonym: (dialect-dependent, some distinguish both) bolacha
  2. (Brazil, Internet slang) attention, validation
    Quer biscoito.
    He wants attention.

Derived terms

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