Where does “bisque” come from?

bisque (French) comes from Italian bisca — gambling house, gambling den.

bisque (French): bisque; advantage; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. bisque; advantage; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “bisque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbiscagambling house, gambling den

Words derived from “bisque

Every word from Italian bisca