Meanings
Origin
Marketing coinage, said to be from electricity and biscuit, though historical evidence is lacking; sources from around the time of its introduction interpreted the name to mean "thrice-cooked" (from tris-), like biscuit is ultimately from bis (“twice”) cuit (“cooked, baked”).
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APA
Triscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triscuit
MLA
“Triscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triscuit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Triscuit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Triscuit.
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