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English word origin

Etymology of bisk

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

Archaic spelling of bisque.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French bisque, possibly from Biscaye.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Alternative spelling of bisque (“extra turn”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (“gambling house, gambling den”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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