LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

biscoctus

biscoctus (feminine biscocta, neuter biscoctum)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinadjectiveliterallytwice-baked, twice-cooked

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiscoctusbiscoctabiscoctum
genitivebiscoctībiscoctaebiscoctī
dativebiscoctōbiscoctaebiscoctō
accusativebiscoctumbiscoctambiscoctum
ablativebiscoctōbiscoctābiscoctō
vocativebiscoctebiscoctabiscoctum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebiscoctībiscoctaebiscocta
genitivebiscoctōrumbiscoctārumbiscoctōrum
dativebiscoctīsbiscoctīsbiscoctīs
accusativebiscoctōsbiscoctāsbiscocta
ablativebiscoctīsbiscoctīsbiscoctīs
vocativebiscoctībiscoctaebiscocta

Origins

From bis + coctus. Attested in the writings of Abbo.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanbescuit
  • Occitanbescuèch
  • Occitanbescuèit
  • Occitanbescuech
  • Occitanbiscueit
  • Occitanbiscuech
  • Gasconbiscuèitfrom Occitan bescuèch
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesebiscoitofrom Old Galician-Portuguese biscoito
  • Spanishbizcochofrom Old Spanish biscocho
  • Spanishbiscochofrom Old Spanish biscocho
  • Aragonesebiscueto
  • Asturianbizcuechu
  • Galicianbiscoitofrom Old Galician-Portuguese biscoito
  • Ladinobiskochofrom Old Spanish biscocho
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbiscotto
  • Corsicanbiscottu
  • Istriotbiscotà
  • Istriotbiscòto
  • Neapolitanvescuotto
  • Neapolitanvascuotto
  • Sicilianviscottu
  • Venetanbiscòto
  • Venetanbiscòt
  • Venetanbrescòt
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianbiscòt
  • Ligurianbeschéutto
  • Lombardbiscot
  • Piedmontesebëscheuit
  • Romagnolbiscòt
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalbiscouét
  • Old Frenchbescuit
Borrowings
  • Polishbiszkopt

Quick answers

What does biscoctus mean in Latin?
biscoctus, a adjective, means “twice-baked, twice-cooked”.