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

Its equal in the soup rankings was a richly flavorful lobster bisque with an abundance of lobster morsels. —John Mariani, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Improving Savory Dishes Froth milk or cream into soups like tomato bisque or butternut squash soup for an elegant presentation. —Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 July 2025

The meal opens with scallop terrine—delicately topped with fennel crudités, sour onions, and apple—followed by a rich Greenlandic snow crab bisque. —Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025

My server told me Falk was offering a special that night: The lobster bisque that was once a star on the old Maisonette menu. —Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 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