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bisque.

bisque (soup, colour)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bisk/
  1. bisque (soup, colour)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/bisk/
  1. advantage

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. A relationship with other senses of bisque and bisquer is possible, but unclear. Alternatively, may be derived from Italian bisca (“gambling den”), or from Medieval Latin biscator (“gambler”).

verb/bisk/
  1. inflection of bisquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of bisquer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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