beschuit

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • beschuyt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bescuut, from Old French bescuit (“twice cooked”), influenced by Old Italian biscotto, from Medieval Latin biscoctum, from Latin (panis) bis coctus "(bread) twice-baked." Doublet of biscuit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxœy̯t/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧schuit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Noun

beschuit f (plural beschuiten, diminutive beschuitje n)

  1. zwieback, rusk
    Synonym: tweebak

Derived terms

  • anijsbeschuit
  • banketbeschuit
  • beschuitbakker
  • beschuitblik
  • beschuitbol
  • beschuitbrood
  • beschuitbus
  • beschuitmarkt
  • beschuitpap
  • beschuitton
  • beschuittrommel
  • broodbeschuit
  • kaneelbeschuit
  • kruimelbeschuit
  • scheepsbeschuit
  • tafelbeschuit
  • wittebroodsbeschuit

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: beskuit
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: buskiti
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: biskut
  • → Papiamentu: buskuchi (from the diminutive)
  • → Sranan Tongo: buskutu
    • → Aukan: bisikutu
    • → Caribbean Javanese: beskutu
    • → Saramaccan: busikútu
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