Etymology

bisque

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Today it means: A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables. Full definition →

French bisque
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bisque · noun, adjective, verb1

  1. French · borrowed frombisque
  2. English todaybisque

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

bisque · noun2

  1. French · borrowed frombisque
  2. English todaybisque

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

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