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biscuit

biscuit

Meaning of biscuit

a small sweet baked snack

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British English/ˈbɪskɪt/
American English/ˈbɪskɪt/
Russian transcription[pʲɪˈt͡ɕenʲjɪ]
biscuit
biscuit - печенье
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biscuit with Russian translation

biscuit usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.

There was one biscuit left in the tin.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она съела печенье с чаем во второй половине дня.

She had a biscuit with her afternoon tea.

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biscuit synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between biscuit / cookie / shortbread / digestive biscuit

🇬🇧English
biscuit

печенье — a small sweet baked snack

A1Often

There was one biscuit left in the tin.

В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.

B
🇬🇧English
biscuit

the basic general word for a small sweet baked snack

A1Very Often

Would you like a biscuit with your tea?

Не хотите печенье к чаю?

C
🇬🇧English
cookie

the usual US word for a sweet baked snack, often softer or chunkier

A1Very Often

She baked chocolate chip cookies.

Она испекла печенье с шоколадной крошкой.

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🇬🇧English
shortbread

a rich, crumbly, buttery type of biscuit

A1Often

We had shortbread with tea.

Мы ели песочное печенье с чаем.

D
🇬🇧English
digestive biscuit

a British plain sweet biscuit, often made with wholemeal flour

A1Often

He had a digestive biscuit with his coffee.

Он съел печенье digestive с кофе.

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How to pronounce biscuit and what this word means

biscuit translation: печенье. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/

biscuit translation

печенье

biscuit examples

There was one biscuit left in the tin.

biscuit transcription

/ˈbɪskɪt/, /ˈbɪskɪt/

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biscuit meaning: what does it mean?

a small sweet baked snack

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biscuit is pronounced as /ˈbɪskɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

biscuit definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

There was one biscuit left in the tin. Translation: В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.

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