noun, feminine/bisk/plural: bisques
bisque (soup, colour)
Uncertain. Possibly from Norman dialect bisque (“bitter drink”). There is no clear evidence for a derivation from Biscay.
/bisk/
bisque (soup, colour)
Uncertain. Possibly from Norman dialect bisque (“bitter drink”). There is no clear evidence for a derivation from Biscay.
advantage
Uncertain. A relationship with other senses of bisque and bisquer is possible, but unclear. Alternatively, may be derived from Italian bisca (“gambling den”), or from Medieval Latin biscator (“gambler”).