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

It gets topped with crispy fries smothered in cheddar cheese curds and our homemade lobster gravy, which is made by concentrating our shellfish stock, thickening it with a roux, and fortifying it with our lobster bisque. —Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

Soups include tomato bisque, broccoli cheddar and chili. —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025

Not According to Top Design Experts Lastly, those precious teddy figurines and 1980s to early-2000s bisque porcelain head collector dolls that have been sitting in the corner of your attic? —Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025

The lobster bisque, polenta fritters and cold shrimp salad were my favorites. —Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025

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

Rhymes for bisque

• brisk
• disc
• disk
• fisc
• fisk
• frisk
• risk
• whisk
• basilisk
• videodisc

Kids Definition

bisque

noun

ˈbisk

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