biskvi

See also: biskví

Swedish
Two chocolate biskvier, about 6 cm in diameter. (1.2)
Tiny almond biskvier 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.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

biskvi c

  1. a pastry consisting of an almond, egg white and sugar base, topped with buttercream and glazed in 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”).

Declension
Declension of biskvi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative biskvi biskvin biskvier biskvierna
Genitive biskvis biskvins biskviers biskviernas

References
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