bisque

See also: bisqué

English

WOTD – 6 June 2016
A bowl of lobster bisque (sense 1)
A Queen Alexandra bisque doll with a head made of bisque (sense 3), from the collection of the Guildhall Museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

Noun

bisque (countable and uncountable, plural bisques)

  1. A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
    lobster bisque
  2. A pale pinkish brown colour.
    bisque colour:  
  3. (ceramics) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.
Derived terms
Translations

Adjective

bisque (not comparable)

  1. Of a pale pinkish brown colour.
See also
  • Appendix:Colors

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française,[1] suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (gambling house, gambling den).

Noun

bisque (plural bisques)

  1. (sports) An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.
    1. A free turn in a handicap croquet match.
    2. A free point in a handicap real tennis match.

References


French

Pronunciation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bisk/

Noun

bisque f (plural bisques)

  1. bisque (soup, colour)
  2. (tennis) advantage

Verb

bisque

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bisquer
  2. third-person singular present indicative of bisquer
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bisquer
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of bisquer
  5. second-person singular imperative of bisquer
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