biscuit
Translation
scone (savory), American biscuit
Examples
We had biscuits and gravy for breakfast.
We had American biscuits and gravy for breakfast.
She served warm biscuits with butter.
She served warm scones with butter.
Grammar Patterns
((a/some)) biscuit(s) a small, soft, leavened bread in the US. We had biscuits and gravy for breakfast.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (US) scone, roll, bun
Etymology
From Old French 'bescuit', meaning 'twice cooked'. It shares the same root as 'biscotti'.
Memory Tips
Crucially, in American English, a 'biscuit' is a soft, savory, scone-like bread, not a hard, sweet biscuit as in the UK.