Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bisque

/bɪsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: bisque
IPA: /bɪsk/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A pale pinkish brown colour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of unglazed earthenware; biscuit.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a pale pinkish brown colour.

verb

To prepare ceramics in the bisque style.

Transitive verb

noun

An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.

noun

An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.

noun

An extra turn, free point or some other advantage allowed.

Example Sentences

"lobster bisque"
"I use an electric kiln strictly for bisquing my pots."
"Going round with Angus McTavish carrying your bag, she mused, was equivalent to about four bisques to the opposition. Angus McTavish was the sort of man who, just by going about looking like a frozen asset, takes all the edge and zip out of a girl's game."

Etymology

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bisque

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪsk/
British English: /bɪsk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bisques (plural) bisk (alternative, archaic) bisques (present, singular) bisquing (participle, present) bisqued (participle, past) bisqued (past) bisk (alternative)

Derived Forms

bisqueware bisquer

Phrases

bisque doll mocha bisque

Frequently Paired Words

biscuit

Rhymes With

risk disc disk brisk whisk fisk frisk fiske risc sisk fisc lisk

Questions

How do you pronounce bisque?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪsk/.
What does bisque mean?: A thick creamy soup made from fish, shellfish, meat or vegetables.
Where does bisque come from?: It is traced to French.

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