Masculine

bizcocho

Meaning

  1. (masculine) sponge cake
  2. (masculine) bisque (fired unglazed pottery)
  3. (Argentina, masculine) a kind of salty cookie
  4. (Uruguay, masculine) Danish pastry
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of bizcocho de soletilla (“ladyfinger”)

Synonyms

asiento del escusado

biscuit

pastel de la esponja

lave con esponja el bizcocho

panecillo tostado

persona de aspecto agradable

very attractive

niña muy linda

pastel de dulce

toilet seat

persona atractiva

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
biz‧co‧cho
Pronounced as (IPA)
/biθˈkot͡ʃo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish biscocho, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice baked”). Doublet of biscotte and bísquet/bísquete.

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