bisque

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
2. (countable, uncountable) A pale pinkish brown colour.
3. (countable, uncountable) A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.

Adj

Of a pale pinkish brown colour.

Verb

To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.

Synonyms

biscuit

biscuit porcelain

boiling

cookie

🍪

cracker

pottage

puree

soup

🍲

thick soup

zwieback

marmite

Translations

biscuit

bisque

biscuit

Biskuit-Porzellan

είδος σούπας

Keks

🍪

Dauerbrot

crema de marisc

Biskuit

Zwieback

Fischcremesuppe

unglasierte Keramik

είδος πυκνής σούπας

Schaltier

Muschel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪsk/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: bisca

In summary

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.