biscoito

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Galician

Biscoito

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From Old Galician-Portuguese *biscoyto, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice-baked”). Compare Portuguese biscoito, Spanish bizcocho.

Pronunciation

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

  1. sponge cake

References

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese bizcoyto, from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus (literally “twice-baked”). Compare Galician biscoito, Spanish bizcocho.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to

Noun

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

  1. cookie
    Synonym: (dialect-dependent, some distinguish both) bolacha
  2. (Brazil, Internet slang) attention, validation
    Quer biscoito.
    He wants attention.

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