bisque

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbisk 

1

a

: a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game

b

: a cream soup of pureed vegetables

2

: ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons

bisque

2 of 3

noun (2)

: odds allowed an inferior player: such as

a

: a point taken when desired in a set of tennis

b

: an extra turn in croquet

c

: one or more strokes off a golf score

bisque

3 of 3

noun (3)

: biscuit sense 2

especially : unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous

Examples of bisque in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Willow Restaurant & Bar 1122 Seventh St. At the 7th Street Standard, the menu starts with a creamy mushroom bisque, followed by spinach ravioli or chicken and dumplings. —Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025

Specials will include a mushroom truffle bisque, smoked turkey breast and cranberry crème brulee. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Nov. 2024

After dipping each bite in the accompanying creamy tomato bisque – which was topped with olive oil and fresh herbs – I was hooked. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2024

Lobster bisque is a soup option along with pork belly feijoada on the food bar. —Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

French

Noun (2)

French

Noun (3)

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1782, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bisque

noun

ˈbisk

: a thick cream soup made with shellfish, meat, or vegetables