Etymology

bisk

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French bisque
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bisk · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frombisque
  2. English todaybisk

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

bisk · noun2

  1. French · borrowed frombisque
  2. English todaybisk

Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (“gambling house, gambling den”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchbisque all →

bisque

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