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- [bisk]
- /bɪsk/
- /biːsk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bisk]
- /bɪsk/
Definitions of bisque word
- noun bisque a thick rich soup made from shellfish 3
- noun bisque a pink to yellowish tan colour 3
- noun bisque (as modifier) 3
- noun bisque an extra point, stroke, or turn allowed to an inferior player, usually taken when desired 3
- noun bisque a rich, thick, creamy soup made from shellfish or from rabbit, fowl, etc. 3
- noun bisque a thick, strained, creamy vegetable soup 3
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Origin of bisque
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1640-50, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Bisque
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bisque popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bisque usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bisque
noun bisque
- amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- lemon — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- gold — Herbert, born 1924, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- blond — (of men's hair) of a light colour; fair
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