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Triscuit

/ˈtɹɪskɪt/

Triscuit noun: a kind of wholewheat cracker.

Noun

Triscuit (plural Triscuits)

  1. (Canada, US) A kind of wholewheat cracker.

Forms of Triscuit

pluralTriscuits

Origin of Triscuit

Marketing coinage, said to be from electricity and biscuit, though historical evidence is lacking; sources from around the time of its introduction interpreted the name to mean "thrice-cooked" (from tris-), like biscuit is ultimately from bis (“twice”) cuit (“cooked, baked”).

Questions about Triscuit

What does Triscuit mean?
Triscuit means a kind of wholewheat cracker.
What part of speech is Triscuit?
Triscuit is a noun.
How do you pronounce Triscuit?
Triscuit is pronounced /ˈtɹɪskɪt/.
What is the plural of Triscuit?
The plural of Triscuit is Triscuits.

Words near Triscuit in the dictionary

  1. triscatecholates
  2. triscele
  3. trisceles
  4. triscript
  5. triscriptal
  6. Triscuit
  7. Triscuits
  8. trisdithiolate
  9. trisdithiolates
  10. trisect
  11. trisectability

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