biscocho

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Pronunciations

biscocho (beez-KOH-tshoh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A ring-shaped cookie commonly twice-baked and typically served on Hanukkah and Purim.

Example Sentences

  • "Biscochos – Sephardic cookie rings – are a treat often first experienced in early childhood, and never, ever forgotten." (source)

  • "If you’ve been to our home, my mom’s house, our synagogue, you’ve had my mom’s Biscochos. They are ‘twice baked,’ which gives them that extra crunch." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • biscocho

      • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      biscocho de huevo, biscotio, biskocho, biscotcho

Notes

  • plural: 'biscochos'

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