bizcocho

Spanish

Alternative forms

biscocho

bizcocho

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Medieval Latin biscoctus, based on Latin (panis) bis (“twice”) + coctus (“cooked”), referring originally to a type of bread baked twice so it would keep (compare Portuguese biscoito, French biscuit and Italian biscotto). Cf. also Old Spanish cocho, past participle of cocer.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /biθˈkot͡ʃo/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /bisˈkot͡ʃo/
Rhymes: -otʃo

Noun

bizcocho m (plural bizcochos)

sponge cake
bisque (fired unglazed pottery)
(Argentina) a kind of salty cookie
(Uruguay) croissant
(bizcocho de soletilla) ladyfinger

Synonyms

(croissant): factura f (Argentina), medialuna f (Argentina, Uruguay and Chile), cachito m (Venezuela), cangrejito, cuernito m (Mexico)
(ladyfinger): vainilla f (Argentina)

Derived terms

See also

bizcocho on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bizcocho on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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