bisque

Meaning

Noun

bisque (soup, colour)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of bisquer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of bisquer:

Concepts

bisque

bisk

shellfish

Synonyms

biscuit

porcelaine blanche

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bisk/

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Norman dialect bisque (“bitter drink”). There is no clear evidence for a derivation from Biscay.