biscoito

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

• IPA^(key): /bisˈkojto/ [bis̺ˈkoj.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ojto
• Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

1. sponge cake

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “biscoito”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “biscoito”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “biscoito”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• bizcoito

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin biscoctus, from bis + coctus.

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

1. biscuit. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

• Galician: biscoito
• Portuguese: biscoito, biscouto (obsolete)
  • → Krenak: bikot

• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “biscoito”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

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

• biscouto (obsolete)

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• Rhymes: -ojtu
• Hyphenation: bis‧coi‧to

biscoito m (plural biscoitos)

1. cookie

   Synonym: (dialect-dependent, some distinguish both) bolacha

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 207:

     Harry engoliu o biscoito [...]

     Harry swallowed the cookie [...]

2. (Brazil, Internet slang) attention, validation

   Quer biscoito.

   He/she wants attention.

• → Krenak: bikot

• “biscoito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “biscoito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “biscoito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

biscoito

1. first-person singular present indicative of biscoitar