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Nothing. That's like asking what's the "th" mean in "the". Or more appropriately, like asking, "What does cuit in biscuit mean?" Nothing, sometimes a biscuit is just a biscuit.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoTwice, or a second time. "Cuit" means cooked. Twice cooked (because they go back in the over after they're baked to dry out).
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What is an air biscuit?
An air biscuit is flatulence...(a fart).
What does Petit E. colir in English mean?
the little schoolboy (it's the name of a biscuit)
What is a bis molecule?
"bis" means bi-substituted in the way that there are two identical groups attached to a molecule. For example, if you have a bis-amide, you have a molecule that has 2 identical amides attached to it.
How bis is Australia?
I assume you mean *big :) In terms of area: 7,617,930 km2 or 2,941,299 sq miles. In terms of population: 22,612,617 people.
When Biscuit insoluble in water?
Yes they do
How many syallables in biscuit?
Biscuit is pronounced [BIS-KIT] in English and [BIS-KWEE] in French and thus has 2 syllables.
How many syllables in the word biscuit?
Biscuit has two syllables: bis-cuit
What has biscuit got to do with two?
Biscuit, from bis "again" or "twice" plus cuit"cooked."
What is the stressed in word biscuit?
As in Bis kit
What does the bi mean in the word biscuite?
The word "biscuit" comes from the Old French for "twice cooked," so "bis-" means "twice."
Does biscuit have a short i sound?
It has 2. Both the I and the UI pair have the short I sound (bis-kit).
What does the bi in biscuit mean?
The prefix is bis- and comes from the French 'biscuit' meaning 'to be cooked twice' (bis-cuit). The original biscuit was a slice of bread that was baked (or toasted) another time (because the bread was already baked before being cut into slices). It's the same as the German word 'zwieback' (twice baked) or the Dutch word 'beschuit' (obviously derived from the French word)The actual prefix is "bis", an Italian prefix meaning "twice". The root word "cuit" means "cooked". Biscuits are cookies that are baked twice, which makes them crispy.
How did biscuit get its French name?
'biscuit' comes from the word 'cuit' (cooked, done) and the Latin root 'bis' (two times', so literally it means twice cooked.
What is the meaning of the prefix bi in the word biscuit?
The prefix is bis- and comes from the French 'biscuit' meaning 'to be cooked twice' (bis-cuit). The original biscuit was a slice of bread that was baked (or toasted) another time (because the bread was already baked before being cut into slices). It's the same as the German word 'zwieback' (twice baked) or the Dutch word 'beschuit' (obviously derived from the French word)The actual prefix is "bis", an Italian prefix meaning "twice". The root word "cuit" means "cooked". Biscuits are cookies that are baked twice, which makes them crispy.
What food is named after the French for twice cooked?
Food Named For Twice CookedThe food named after cooked twice is "biscuit," from prefix bis (two times) and verb "cuire"the food named after cooked twice is "biscuit", from prefix bis (two times) and verb "cuire"
Which item of food takes its name from the french for baked twice?
un biscuit (bis= twice, cuit= cooked)
What language is the word biscuit derived from?
Latin and the word it's derived from is bis source:Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1
