biscuit

biscotto

Piccolo alimento piatto cotto al forno, solitamente croccante e dolce, ma anche salato.

In inglese semplice: A small, flat baked food that is usually crisp and sweet, but can also be salty.

• Would you like a biscuit with your tea?
• She baked chocolate biscuits for the children.
• I found biscuit crumbs on the sofa.

Sinonimi: cookie, cracker

Espressioni comuni: chocolate biscuit, biscuit tin, a plain biscuit

panino

Piccolo pane morbido, solitamente rotondo e non dolce, spesso mangiato caldo.

In inglese semplice: A small, soft bread, usually round and not sweet, often eaten warm.

• He ate a warm biscuit with butter.
• We served biscuits and gravy for breakfast.
• These biscuits rose nicely in the oven.

Espressioni comuni: buttermilk biscuit, biscuit dough, warm biscuit

galletta

Pane molto duro e secco, preparato per durare a lungo, soprattutto per marinai o soldati.

In inglese semplice: Very hard, dry bread made to last a long time, especially for sailors or soldiers.

• The sailors lived on salted meat and biscuit.
• He softened the hard biscuit in water.
• The ship carried enough biscuit for a long voyage.

Sinonimi: hardtack, ship’s bread

Espressioni comuni: ship’s biscuit, hard biscuit, biscuit rations

biscotto

Ceramica cotta in un forno apposito, ma non ancora rivestita di smalto lucido.

In inglese semplice: Pottery that has been heated in a special oven but has no shiny surface coating yet.

• The vase is still in biscuit.
• She applied glaze to the biscuit ware.
• Biscuit absorbs water more readily than glazed pottery.

Sinonimi: bisque

Espressioni comuni: biscuit ware, biscuit firing, biscuit porcelain