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Etymology

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From French biscuit, plausibly from Old French bescuit (twice cooked), influenced by Old Italian biscotto, from Medieval Latin biscoctum, from Latin (panis) bis coctus "(bread) twice-baked." Doublet of biscuit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schuit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

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beschuit f (plural beschuiten, diminutive beschuitje n)

  1. zwieback, rusk
    Synonym: tweebak

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: beskuit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: buskiti
  • Caribbean Hindustani: biskut
  • Papiamentu: buskuchi (from the diminutive)
  • Sranan Tongo: buskutu