Meanings
noundigestive biscuit (plural digestive biscuits)
plural digestive biscuits
- IrelandUKA semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake
Origin
The baking soda in the recipe was thought to have antacid properties and thus to aid digestion.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 消化餅乾 /消化饼干
- 消化餅乾 /消化饼干 (xiāohuà bǐnggān)semisweet biscuit
Finnish digestiivikeksi
- digestiivikeksisemisweet biscuit
Irish briosca caiscíneach, briosca díleách
- briosca caiscíneachsemisweet biscuit
- briosca díleáchsemisweet biscuit
Italian biscotto digestive, biscotto digestivo
- biscotto digestivesemisweet biscuit
- biscotto digestivosemisweet biscuit
- biscotto semidolcesemisweet biscuit
Swedish digestivekex
- digestivekexsemisweet biscuit
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APA
digestive biscuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive%20biscuit
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“digestive biscuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive%20biscuit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digestive biscuit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive%20biscuit.
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