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.
"Air biscuit" is a colloquial term for passing gas or farting. It is meant to be a humorous and lighthearted way of referring to this natural bodily function.
"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.
While eating a biscuit, crumbs are likely to fall onto your plate. Depending on the type of biscuit, bits of chocolate or icing might also break off. If you're dipping the biscuit in tea or coffee, some liquid might splash onto the plate as well. Overall, the plate may end up with a mix of crumbs and small remnants of the biscuit.
Yes they do
Perhaps the glaze and the biscuit.
Biscuit is pronounced [BIS-KIT] in English and [BIS-KWEE] in French and thus has 2 syllables.
Biscuit has two syllables: bis-cuit
Biscuit, from bis "again" or "twice" plus cuit"cooked."
As in Bis kit
The word "biscuit" comes from the Old French for "twice cooked," so "bis-" means "twice."
It has 2. Both the I and the UI pair have the short I sound (bis-kit).
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.
'biscuit' comes from the word 'cuit' (cooked, done) and the Latin root 'bis' (two times', so literally it means twice cooked.
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.
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"
un biscuit (bis= twice, cuit= cooked)
No. The I has a short I sound, and the UI pair also has a short I sound. (bis-kit or biz-kit)