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Biscuit vs Cookie - What's the difference?

biscuit | cookie |

Cookie is a synonym of biscuit.



In uk terms the difference between biscuit and cookie

is that biscuit is a cracker while cookie is a specifically American-style biscuit.

biscuit

English

(wikipedia biscuit)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (lb) A cookie .
  • (UK) A cracker.
    • cheese and biscuits
  • (chiefly, North America) A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
  • A form of unglazed earthenware.
  • *
  • (nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
  • A light brown colour.
  • (woodworking) A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.

    • Quotations

    (English Citations of "biscuit")

    Usage notes

    * In British usage, a (term) is distinct from a (term); the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.

    Coordinate terms

    * (woodworking) dowel, glue strip, spline, finger joint

    Derived terms

    * Anzac biscuit * bickie * biscotto * biscuit firing * biscuit ware * bisque * bite the biscuit * digestive biscuit * dog biscuit * ratafia biscuit * sea biscuit * ship biscuit * soda biscuit * take the biscuit * water biscuit

    See also

    * cookie * cracknel * hardtack * macaroon * pilot bread * soda cracker * English words with different meanings in different locations ----

    cookie

    English

    (wikipedia cookie)

    Alternative forms

    * (uncommon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A small, flat, baked cake which is either crisp or soft but firm (often with chocolate chips, candies or nuts mixed in).
  • (label) A specifically American-style (l).
  • (label) A bun.
  • An (l), web cookie.
  • (label) A (l).
  • A young, attractive woman.
  • The female genitalia.
  • * 2009 , T. R. Oulds, Story of Many Secret Night , Lulu.com (2010), ISBN 9781409285816, unnumbered page:
    • Her legs hung over the edge and the large towel covered just enough of her lap to hide her 'cookie' .
  • * 2010 , Lennie Ross, Blow me , Lulu.com (2010), ISBN 9781257133819, page 47:
    • If she wanted to compete in this dog-eat-pussy world, she had to keep up her personal grooming, even if it meant spreading her legs and letting some Vietnamese woman rip the hair off her cookie every other week.
  • * 2014 , (Nicki Minaj), "" (Clean Version), (w) :
    • Cookie put his butt to sleep, now he callin' me Nyquil.

    Synonyms

    * (cake) (l), (l) (qualifier)

    Derived terms

    , (l) , (l) , (l) , (l) , (l) , (l) , (l) , , (l)}}

    See also

    * (l) (UK) * * * ----