noun

biscuit

BIS-kit/ˈbɪskɪt/

A small baked food made from dough.

The split biscuit reveals a soft center beneath its golden crust.

A close view of small American-style biscuits on a plain plate, with one split open to reveal its soft, airy interior beneath a lightly golden crust.

Etymology

The pieces mean “twice-cooked,” describing the hard, dry bread originally called a biscuit. In American usage, the name came to denote a small soft bun.

In context

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made her a bowl of chicken noodle soup and a buttered biscuit

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More examples

She serves warm biscuits with gravy.
He packs crisp biscuits for the journey.
The dog receives a crunchy biscuit after the walk.

Forms

biscuit · biscuits

Similar words

cookie: Usually a sweet baked snack in American English.
roll: A small bread commonly raised with yeast.