biskvi

biskvi

See also: biskví

Swedish

Two chocolate biskvi, about 6 cm in diameter. (1.2)

Tiny almond biskvi in nyponsoppa (“rosehip soup”), about 1 cm in diameter. (2)

Etymology

Borrowed from French biscuit, ultimately derived from Latin bis coctum (“twice cooked”)

Pastry sense attested since 1664. Porcelian sense attested since 1788.

Noun

biskvi c

1. a pastry consisting of an almond, egg white and sugar base, topped with buttercream and glazed with chocolate
   1. Short for citronbiskvi (“lemon biskvi”).
   2. Short for chokladbiskvi (“chocolate biskvi”).
2. Short for mandelbiskvi (“almond biskvi”).
3. Short for biskviporslin (“unglaced porcelain”).

References

• biskvi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• biskvi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)